Andropogon Furcatus (Noun)
Meaning
Tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Andropogon furcatus is a tall grass species grown primarily for hay in the southern United States.
- Andropogon furcatus, a bluish-hued grass, has been used for decades in American agricultural landscapes.
- Tall bunchgrasses, including Andropogon furcatus, thrive in areas of high sunlight and warm temperatures.
- As the weather cools in the fall, farmers begin to harvest their fields of Andropogon furcatus for winter hay.
- Brome, timothy, and Andropogon furcatus are commonly used to feed livestock on many rural American farms.