HyperDic: shortgrass

English > 1 sense of the word *shortgrass*:
NOUN	plant	shortgrass, short-grass	any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions

shortgrass > pronunciation
Sounds	shao'rtgrae.s
Rhymes	alas ... underpass: 48 rhymes with aes...

English > *shortgrass*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains.
Synonym	short-grass
Broader	grass	Narrow-leaved green herbage