beach grass
Americannoun
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
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