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bunch grass
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈbʌntʃ ˌɡrɑːs/ us /ˈbʌntʃ ˌɡræs/
a kind of grass that grows in clumps(= groups) as single plants, rather than forming a flat, even mass:
The ranch contains the largest remaining expanse of native bunch grass lands in North America.
Native bunch grasses help to impede fire because they grow in clumps surrounded by open ground.
Synonym
tussock grass
They have put together projects aimed at halting the replacement of native sagebrush and bunch grasses with cheatgrass.
They provided 1,400 native bunch grass plants for the birds to nest in.
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