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Definition of sand bluestem
: a tall rhizomatous North American grass (Andropogon hallii synonym A. gerardii var. paucipilus) that is a dominant grass of the originally tallgrass prairies and is used for forage and as a soil binder — compare bluestem sense 1
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The first known use of sand bluestem was circa 1946
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