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bluestem

/bloo-stem/US // ˈbluˌstɛm //

蓝莓,蓝莓树,蓝宝石,蓝草

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several prairie grasses of the genus Andropogon, having bluish leaf sheaths, now grown in the western U.S. for forage.
    • : dwarf palmetto.

Examples

  • The uppermost station was situated in bluestem pasture without benefit of shade from trees.

  • Nests are placed on the ground, usually in bluestem pasture, but in any case grasses.

  • The study area includes the zone of transition from bluestem or tall-grass prairie to the buffalo grass or short-grass prairie.

  • Of young trees there were most on the bluestem prairie area, less on the former pastures and least on the fallow fields.

  • Evidently the tree does not become established readily on bluestem prairie.