Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tallgrass

/tˈɑlɡɹˌæs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: tall-grass
IPA: /tˈɑlɡɹˌæs/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various tall grasses that flourish in prairie with relatively abundant water.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Restoring a tallgrass prairie means rebuilding a dynamic system that has been destroyed by the near extinction of bison, the presence of cattle, and generations of agribusiness farming and fire suppression."
"[…] the tallgrasses (such as big bluestem, Indiangrass, switchgrass, little bluestem) and the shortgrasses (buffalograss, blue grama, black grama, sideoats grama). The tallgrasses are the major species found in the more humid prairie areas, […]"

Etymology

From tall + grass.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tallgrasses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

shortgrass

Synonyms

tall-grass

Questions

How do you pronounce tallgrass?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɑlɡɹˌæs/.
What does tallgrass mean?: Any of various tall grasses that flourish in prairie with relatively abundant water.
Where does tallgrass come from?: From tall + grass.

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