beach grass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beach grass
An Americanism dating back to 1675–85
Example Sentences
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The collaborative argues that the complex ecosystem in the dunes requires free-blowing sands to function, and that wildlife is threatened by the effects of invasive beach grass.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2021
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
She seized the opportunity when Rohan flubbed a simple-looking but obscure Scandinavian-derived word, “marram,” which means a beach grass.
From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2017
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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