cordgrass
cordgrass noun: any of various species of coastal wetland grass in the genus Spartina.
Noun
cordgrass (countable and uncountable, plural cordgrasses)
- Any of various species of coastal wetland grass in the genus Spartina.
- Minutes away from downtown Cambridge, the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, a 27,000-acre expanse of sibilant cordgrass and murky channels, has one of the largest concentrations of nesting bald eagles along the Atlantic coast.2007 September 28, Tim Neville, “Rural Waterfront Oasis That’s Not Far From Town”, in The New York Times
- That grass – saltmarsh cordgrass, which can grow to be 7 feet tall – was being observed in New Smyrna Beach, Florida as part of a Fish and Wildlife Service program.2014 October 22, Gabe LaMonica, “Senator’s ‘Wastebook’ has everything that will fit in a pork barrel”, in CNN
Forms of cordgrass
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Origin of cordgrass
From cord + grass.
Words formed from cordgrass
Questions about cordgrass
- What does cordgrass mean?
- Cordgrass means any of various species of coastal wetland grass in the genus Spartina.
- What part of speech is cordgrass?
- Cordgrass is a noun.
- What is the plural of cordgrass?
- The plural of cordgrass is cordgrasses.
Words near cordgrass in the dictionary
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