beach grass
noun
any of several erect, strongly rooted grasses, especially of the genus Ammophila, common on exposed sandy shores and dunes.
Origin of beach grass
1An Americanism dating back to 1675–85
Words Nearby beach grass
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How to use beach grass in a sentence
The highest and sandiest portion next the Atlantic was thinly covered with Beach-grass and Indigo-weed.
Cape Cod | Henry D. ThoreauThe Beach-grass is "two to four feet high, of a seagreen color," and it is said to be widely diffused over the world.
Cape Cod | Henry D. ThoreauThe vegetation about it is limited exclusively to "beach grass" and an occasional wild-plum bush.
Cap'n Eri | Joseph Crosby LincolnSo did the old house and big barn and all the tumbledown buildin's stuck there in the beach-grass and sand.
The Depot Master | Joseph C. LincolnInstantly I dropped out of sight into the dead beach grass to watch and listen.
Ways of Wood Folk | William J. Long
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