salt grass
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noun
any of several grasses, as Distichlis spicata, that grow in salt marshes or meadows or in alkali soil.
Nearby words
salt cod, salt dome, salt flat, salt gland, salt glaze, salt grass, salt hay, salt horse, salt i, salt ii, salt junk
Origin of salt grass
First recorded in 1695–1705
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Examples from the Web for salt grass
The way was through a pebbly waste of beach and salt-grass, and a sea-scrub of grey bushes.
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