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Definition of bunchgrass
: any of various grasses (as of the genus Andropogon) especially of the western U.S. that grow in tufts
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Native bunchgrasses are good winter homes for beneficial insects such as ladybugs, and perennial flowering plants are food for pollinators and birds.
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1836
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