tallgrass prairie

noun

tall·​grass prairie ˈtȯl-ˌgras- 

: prairie sense 2a

Examples of tallgrass prairie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center 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, 1 Sep. 2026

The sudden attention arrives at a pivotal time for Neal Smith, the 6,000-acre refuge about 30 minutes from Des Moines, established to restore remnants of Iowa’s once-vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem. — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 8 May 2026

The Last Whisper of an Ocean of Grass The tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of the continent. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026

Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Prairie City, Iowa Before European immigrants arrived, tallgrass prairie covered 85 percent of modern-day Iowa. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tallgrass prairie

• askari
• astbury
• azeri
• banbury
• barberry
• blackberry
• blueberry
• canary
• cranberry
• dentary
• dewberry
• dogberry