1. any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains; [syn: shortgrass, short-grass]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
short-grass
n 1: any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate
drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just
east of the Rocky Mountains [syn: shortgrass, short-
grass]