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alkali grass

American  

noun

  1. a plant, Zigadenus elegans, of central and western North America, having tough, wiry, bluish-green leaves and greenish flowers.

Etymology

Origin of alkali grass

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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So Ingram experimented with salt-tolerant grasses, ultimately settling on an alkali grass native to the Bay area.

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