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Definition of Tall-grass
1. Noun. Any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tall-grass
Literary usage of Tall-grass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1905)
""On September 14, 1904, a little after sundown, in sweeping the tall grass along
the north side of a small alfalfa-field that had been mown that afternoon, ..."
2. Russia: Travels and Studies by Annette M. B. Meakin (1906)
"Villages round Kursk compared to Kaffir settlements—Peasant life in the Black-Earth
district—Village streets—Willow trees—Tall grass used as fuel—Fresh ..."
3. The United States Review and Literary Gazette by Charles Folsom, William Cullen Bryant (1827)
"And on the margin of yon orchard hill Are marks where time-worn battlements have
been, And in the tall grass traces linger still Of " arrowy frieze and ..."
4. A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa by James Backhouse (1844)
"Wesleyan Classes.—Predatory Wars.—Morley.—Alarms of War.—Depa, a Polite
Beggar.—Schools.—Buildings.—Produce.—Umtata River.—Tall Grass.—Plants.—Water Snake. ..."
5. A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa by James Backhouse (1844)
"Wesleyan Classes.—Predatory Wars.—Morley.—Alarms of War.—Depa, a Polite
Beggar.—Schools.—Buildings.—Produce.—Umtata River.—Tall Grass.—Plants.—Water Snake. ..."
6. A Natural History of British Grasses by Edward Joseph Lowe (1864)
"A tall Grass, growing from two to five feet in height. Roots perennial, creeping
horizontally. Flowers in second week of July, and the seeds become ripe in ..."
7. The Far Interior: A Narrative of Travel and Adventure from the Cape of Good by Walter Montagu Kerr (1886)
"... a warlike tribe—Idea that the English eat people—Difficulties of walking amidst
tall grass—An immense grass fire—Devil take the hindmost—The highest ..."
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