reed grass

British  

noun

1. a tall perennial grass, Glyceria maxima , of rivers and ponds of Europe, Asia, and Canada

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reed grass

Feather reed grass and weeds sprout from cracked asphalt and obscure walls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2022

On the flat, salt-soaked tidelands, the reed grass is sharp-edged and bitter, and around its roots, the soot is thick in the spongy soil.

From Time Magazine Archive

To overcome this evil, a kind of coarse reed grass is annually sown on the dunes, which forms a tough sod, and prevents the sand from being blown away.

From Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim by Optic, Oliver

Before they were sown with coarse reed grass and other plants, to hold them down, they used to send great storms of sand over the inland.

From Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates by Dodge, Mary Mapes

The boaster stood speechless, seeing his sledge transformed into reed grass and willows, his beautiful steed changed to a statue, his dog to a block of stone, and he himself fast sinking in a quicksand.

From National Epics by Rabb, Kate Milner