cord grass

noun

1. a coarse perennial grass of the genus Spartina, characteristically growing in mud or marsh Also calledrice grass

Example Sentences

The last of the sea-side grasses are two rare species of Cord Grass (Spartina), both of which are found in salt marshes.

From Project Gutenberg

I watched adults take these moths from the stems of the smooth cord-grass and snip the wings off with their bills.

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Seaside Sparrows obtained most of their food from the shoreline of the marsh, in areas of open mud and smooth cord-grass.

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