beachgrass

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beachgrass

  • /ˈbit͡ʃˌɡɹæs/ US

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From beach + grass.

noun beachgrasses

  1. countable, uncountable Any grass of the genus Ammophila.
  2. countable, uncountable Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass native to sandy beaches of Europe (north to Iceland) and northwest Africa.
  3. countable, uncountable Ammophila breviligulata, a coarse grass native to sandy beaches of eastern North America, including the shores of the Great Lakes.

Similar: marram, European marram grass, European beachgrass, American marram grass, American beachgrass

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@misc{beachgrass_2026,
  title = {beachgrass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beachgrass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}