beach grass

noun

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

An Americanism dating back to 1675–85

The highest and sandiest portion next the Atlantic was thinly covered with Beach-grass and Indigo-weed.

The Beach-grass is "two to four feet high, of a seagreen color," and it is said to be widely diffused over the world.

The vegetation about it is limited exclusively to "beach grass" and an occasional wild-plum bush.

So did the old house and big barn and all the tumbledown buildin's stuck there in the beach-grass and sand.

Instantly I dropped out of sight into the dead beach grass to watch and listen.

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