Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bluestem

/ˈbluːstɛm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: bluestem
IPA: /ˈbluːstɛm/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem, principally in tribe Andropogoneae.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Then we were going at a lope with the bluestem whipping our legs."

Etymology

From blue + stem.

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

bluestems (plural)

Phrases

Australian bluestem big bluestem bluestem grass broomsedge bluestem bushy bluestem cane bluestem Caucasian bluestem chalky bluestem

Synonyms

blue stem andropogon furcatus andropogon gerardii

Questions

How do you pronounce bluestem?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbluːstɛm/.
What does bluestem mean?: Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem, principally in tribe Andropogoneae.
Where does bluestem come from?: From blue + stem.

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