Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bunchgrass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: bunch-grass
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various grasses of the family Poaceae that grow in clumps rather than forming a sod or mat.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"With every day, as he kept moving north, bunchgrass became more abundant, and eventually the land turned yellow."

Etymology

From bunch + grass.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bunchgrasses (plural)

Phrases

Goldman's bunchgrass lizard

Synonyms

tussock grass bunch grass

Questions

What does bunchgrass mean?: Any of various grasses of the family Poaceae that grow in clumps rather than forming a sod or mat.
Where does bunchgrass come from?: From bunch + grass.

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