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Meaning of big bluestem in English:

big bluestem

noun

North American

  • Any of several tall blue-stemmed grasses of the genus Andropogon, native to the prairie regions of North America and sometimes grown as ornamentals; especially A. gerardii (formerly A. furcatus).

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science.