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beach grass

American  

noun

  1. any of several erect, strongly rooted grasses, especially of the genus Ammophila, common on exposed sandy shores and dunes.


Etymology

Origin of beach grass

An Americanism dating back to 1675–85

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On nicer days, pedal the eight-plus-mile Discovery Trail past beach grass, dunes and Sitka spruces.

From Seattle Times Dec. 27, 2023

The gulls made makeshift nests from withered beach grass.

From Washington Post Aug. 26, 2021

He hired teenagers to plant the new dunes with beach grass.

From Washington Times Jul. 21, 2018

And they said that beachgoers might inadvertently trample the dunes, planted with beach grass, that the city had established behind the beach as a buffer after Hurricane Sandy devastated the area.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2018

We slipped off our sandals where the road met the sand and carried them up a dune, weaving through patches of beach grass and the green-and-rust-colored ice plants.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

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