saw grass
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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On the other side of the path were fields of swaying saw grass and hardwood hammocks — dense stands of broad-leafed trees that grow on a slight rise of only a few inches.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022
Depending on time, I drove as deep into the saw grass void as I could, parked, got out and gazed up at tropical clouds racing unimpeded by tree or building.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2020
Sea water, Nuttle says, was causing vast areas of once-healthy saw grass prairie “to unravel like a moth-eaten wool sweater.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2019
As dusk turns to darkness, we swing off the paved road on to a dirt levee surrounded by vast expanses of saw grass.
From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2019
We were never able to catch up with him because there were miles of saw grass and knee-deep mud between us.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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