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
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
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
“If the beach grass dies, it will destroy the dune.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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