marram grass
a grass, Ammophila arenaria, having matted, creeping rhizomes, grown on sandy shores of Europe, North America, and Australia to bind the sand.
Origin of marram grass
1- Also called marram.
Words Nearby marram grass
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How to use marram grass in a sentence
In the Entomologist for September, 1912, this species was recorded as not uncommon on marram grass growing on the Norfolk coast.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series | Richard SouthThe moth is out from June to August, and may be obtained at the flowers of marram grass as well as at sugar.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series | Richard SouthA few cautious steps to the right and I touched tufts of marram grass.
The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine ChildersCommon on sand dunes especially under stems of dead marram grass.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches | Louis M. Roth
British Dictionary definitions for marram grass
/ (ˈmærəm) /
any of several grasses of the genus Ammophila, esp A. arenaria, that grow on sandy shores and can withstand drying: often planted to stabilize sand dunes
Origin of marram grass
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