1. Grasses that grow in dense, compact clumps or tufts rather than spreading by rhizomes or stolons; plural of bunchgrass.
Usage: Commonly used in botany, ecology, and agriculture; Often refers to native prairie and rangeland grasses

Examples

• Bunchgrasses like bluegram and needlegrass dominate the prairie landscape.
• The rancher planted native bunchgrasses to restore the degraded pasture.
• Bunchgrasses provide excellent habitat for ground-nesting birds.
• These bunchgrasses are drought-tolerant and require minimal water once established.
• The hillside was covered with various species of bunchgrasses swaying in the wind.
• Bunchgrasses grow in distinct clumps with bare soil visible between them.