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sea lyme grass


noun

a stout grass, Elymus arenarius, of Eurasia, used as a binder for shifting sand.

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sea lily, sea lion, sea loch, sea lord, sea lungwort, sea lyme grass, sea mat, sea mew, sea mile, sea milkwort, sea mist

Origin of sea lyme grass

lyme, perhaps alteration (based on the genus name) of lime1, with reference to its binding properties; cf. birdlime
Also called dune grass.
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