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bunch grass

or bunch·grass (bŭnch′grăs′)
n.
Any of various grasses that grow in clumps or tufts rather than forming a sod or mat.
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bunchgrass

(ˈbʌntʃˌɡrɑːs)
n
grass that grows in tufts
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Noun1.bunchgrass - any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or matbunchgrass - any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States
grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
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