- cord|grass
- cord|grass «KRD GRAS, -GRAHS», noun.a perennial grass with long, tough leaves, growing in wet areas, especially saline marshes.
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cord grass — noun any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders • Syn: ↑cordgrass • Hypernyms: ↑grass • Hyponyms: ↑salt reed grass, ↑Spartina cynosuroides, ↑prairie cordgrass, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cord grass — Marsh Marsh, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cord grass — /ˈkɔd gras/ (say kawd grahs) noun any of various species of grasses of the genus Spartina, common on tidal mudflats in many temperate regions …
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salt reed grass — noun tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows • Syn: ↑Spartina cynosuroides • Hypernyms: ↑cordgrass, ↑cord grass * * * noun : a tall reedlike grass (Spartina cynosuroides) common in salt meadows … Useful english dictionary
Marsh grass — Marsh Marsh, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slough grass — noun North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns • Syn: ↑prairie cordgrass, ↑freshwater cordgrass, ↑Spartina pectinmata • Hypernyms: ↑cordgrass, ↑cord grass * * * see … Useful english dictionary
cordgrass — cord•grass [[t]ˈkɔrdˌgræs, ˈgrɑs[/t]] n. pln any of several grasses of the genus Spartina, of coastal wetlands • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
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