midgrass

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mid- +‎ grass

Noun[edit]

midgrass (countable and uncountable, plural midgrasses)

  1. (often attributive) Grass that is neither particularly short or tall.
    • 2015 September 15, “Relative Roles of Soil Moisture, Nutrient Supply, Depth, and Mechanical Impedance in Determining Composition and Structure of Wisconsin Prairies”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      In the immediate future, it would be interesting to study covariation in the composition and structure of grasslands with rainfall, apparent moisture availability, soil mineral nutrients, and SMI across the continental gradient from desert grasslands through shortgrass, midgrass, and tallgrass prairies in central North America.