1. (n.) An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghenies and the Rocky mountains.

2. (n.) A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow.

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