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Definition of 'shortgrass'

English

(Shortgrass prairie)

Noun

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  • The set of short, tough grasses that thrive in arid plains; often specifically the native grasses of the North American Great Plains
  • *{{quote-news|year=1988|date=May 20|author=Jerry Sullivan|title=Field & Street|work=Chicago Reader citation
  • |passage=The original centers of abundance of upland sandpipers were the shortgrass and mixed-grass prairies of the Great Plains. }}

    Coordinate terms

    * (grasses) tallgrass