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
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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