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Definition of Prairie grass
1. Noun. Handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn.
Generic synonyms: Broom Grass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prairie Grass
Literary usage of Prairie grass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prairie Farming in America by James Caird (1859)
"Wheat Culture and Produce.—Indian Corn.—Facility of Culture.—Oats.—Barley.—Sorghum.—Substitute
for Sugar-cane.—Potatoes. —Stock Farming.—prairie grass. ..."
2. Prairie Farming in America: With Notes by the Way on Canada and the United by James Caird (1859)
"So long back as we have any knowledge of the country, it had been the custom of
the Indians to set fire to the prairie grass in autumn, after frost set in, ..."
3. Journal of an Exploring Tour Beyond the Rocky Mountains: Under the Direction by Samuel Parker (1838)
"... at Walla Walla—interesting meeting of Indians—opportunity to give them religious
instruction—a walk—the nutritious quality of prairie grass. APRII 14th. ..."
4. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"THE PRAIRIE-GRASS DIVIDING I demand of it the spiritual corresponding, THE
prairie-grass dividing, its special odor breathing, Demand the most copious and ..."
5. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"THE PRAIRIE-GRASS DIVIDING THE prairie-grass dividing, its special odor breathing,
I demand of it the spiritual corresponding, Demand the most copious and ..."
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