Definitions for bluestem

bluestem blue·stem

Spelling: [bloo-stem]
IPA: /ˈbluˌstɛm/

Bluestem is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 251 anagrams from letters in bluestem (beelmstu).

Definitions for bluestem

noun

  1. any of several prairie grasses of the genus Andropogon, having bluish leaf sheaths, now grown in the western U.S. for forage.
  2. dwarf palmetto.

Origin of bluestem

An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; blue + stem1

Examples for bluestem

Evidently the tree does not become established readily on bluestem prairie.

The uppermost station was situated in bluestem pasture without benefit of shade from trees.

The study area includes the zone of transition from bluestem or tall-grass prairie to the buffalo grass or short-grass prairie.

Of young trees there were most on the bluestem prairie area, less on the former pastures and least on the fallow fields.

Nests are placed on the ground, usually in bluestem pasture, but in any case grasses.

Word Value for bluestem
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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