tallgrass
/ˈtɔːlɡræs/
noun
- A type of grass that grows very tall, especially in prairies and meadows.
- Farmers sometimes let tallgrass grow along field edges to prevent erosion.
- The tallgrass swayed in the wind across the open prairie.
- Bison once roamed the vast tallgrass regions of North America.
- An ecosystem or biome dominated by tall grasses, such as the tallgrass prairie.
- They visited a nature preserve that protects native tallgrass habitat.
- The tallgrass prairie is one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world.
- Wildflowers bloom among the tallgrass in late spring.