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saw grass

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Also sawgrass

noun

  1. any of various sedges of the genus Cladium, of tropical and temperate regions, having spiny, serrated leaves.


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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

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

It is part of the famed Everglades—a complex system of saw grass, mangroves and seagrass that is crucial to southern Florida’s water supplies, storm protection, fishing and tourism.

From Scientific American Jun. 21, 2019

Fireflies blinked in the thick saw grass near the edge of the river.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

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