salt grass

American  

noun

1. any of several grasses, as Distichlis spicata, that grow in salt marshes or meadows or in alkali soil.

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Etymology

Origin of salt grass

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

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salt grass

They shuffle over the wet sand and coir netting with George Blomberg, one of the Port’s senior environmental managers, planting native salt grass and tufted hair grass to help restore an eroded habitat.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2021

I even planted some milkweed, violets, and wispy salt grass for the caterpillars—you know, when butterflies are in the larval stage.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

Dirck straightened himself up after a careful inspection of the strip of salt grass turf, and looking up at the ridge, blew a loud, shrill whistle on his two fingers.

From Jersey Street and Jersey Lane Urban and Suburban Sketches by Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett)

Now and then a faint zephyr, rising from the wooded slopes, swept down the hill, swirling into billows of vivid emerald the coarse salt grass that swayed on the marshes.

From Flood Tide by Bassett, Sara Ware

A spring of drinkable water, a few date-palms in the circle around it, and, beneath their shade, a patch of turf of salt grass, affording sufficient fodder for the camels--that was all.

From The Scarlet Banner by Dahn, Felix