Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloo-stem]
- /ˈbluˌstɛm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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.
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bluestem usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with bluestem
- what eats big bluestem grass?
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