Dictionary Definition
bluestem n : tall grass with smooth bluish leaf
sheaths grown for hay in the United States [syn: blue stem,
Andropogon
furcatus, Andropogon
gerardii]
Extensive Definition
Bluestem can refer to various grasses:
- Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
- Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) and other species of the genus Andropogon
- Cane bluestem and Caucasian bluestem of the Bothriochloa genus