cordgrass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cordgrass
Example Sentences
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Known as cordgrass, the plant is an ecosystem engineer, providing habitats for wildlife, naturally cleaning water as it moves from inland to the sea, and holding the shoreline together so it doesn't collapse.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2024
But the object of interest — to some art historians and aficionados — sits just outside the park, where the spartina cordgrass takes over.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2023
More than half of the main island is salt marsh, and the knee-high cordgrass and black needlerush seemingly stretched to the Earth’s curve.
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022
But he fears the destruction of the wetlands he loves: The soft waving cordgrass where black rails hide, the pelicans diving down over the lapping water to catch fish.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2022
Riding her into the Meadowlands with Daddy on a clear Saturday morning, letting her graze the salt hay and cordgrass.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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