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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

Example Sentences

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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

They set up their summer camps within dunes blanketed with beach grass and sand pea, amid thickets of bayberry, oak and red cedar.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2021

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

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2018

“If the beach grass dies, it will destroy the dune.”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn