tallgrass prairie

noun

tall·​grass prairie ˈtȯl-ˌgras- How to pronounce tallgrass prairie (audio)

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This authentic tallgrass prairie plant is a warm-season grass that is green during the warmth of late spring and turns reddish to yellowish orange in the fall. Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025 The Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center is a tallgrass prairie nature preserve, a unique remnant of what once filled much of the Great Plains. Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025 Another plant native to tallgrass prairies growing at the pond is switch grass. Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 The destruction of tallgrass prairie for industrial agriculture threatens the rusty patched bumblebee. Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tallgrass prairie

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1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tallgrass prairie was in 1920

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“Tallgrass prairie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tallgrass%20prairie. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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