SHORTGRASS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains

Synonyms:

short-grass; shortgrass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("shortgrass" is a kind of...):

grass (narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay)