Tallgrass (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The prairie ecosystem is dominated by tallgrass species that grow in excess of six feet in height during the wet season.
- Native Americans relied heavily on the tallgrass prairies of the Great Plains for hunting and gathering food.
- In this region the tallgrass meadows give way to rocky outcroppings and deciduous forests.
- Many wildlife species such as bison and deer find food and shelter in the dense tallgrass habitats.
- A series of severe droughts nearly destroyed the tallgrass prairies in the 1930s due to reduced water tables and loss of habitat.