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bluestem

blue·stem
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo-stem]
    • /ˈbluˌstɛm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo-stem]
    • /ˈbluˌstɛm/

Definitions of bluestem word

  • noun bluestem a name applied to a number of North American prairie grasses 3
  • noun bluestem any of various tufted grasses (genus Andropogon) native to the U.S. and used for hay and forage 3
  • noun bluestem any of several prairie grasses of the genus Andropogon, having bluish leaf sheaths, now grown in the western U.S. for forage. 1
  • noun bluestem dwarf palmetto. 1
  • noun bluestem Any of various grasses, including little bluestem and big bluestem. 0

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Origin of bluestem

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; blue + stem1

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Parts of speech for Bluestem

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bluestem popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

bluestem usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with bluestem

  • what eats big bluestem grass?

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