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saltgrass

saltgrass noun: american grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.

saltgrass: american grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions
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Noun

saltgrass (countable and uncountable, plural saltgrasses)

  1. American grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.
    • Palmer parted the towering saltgrass and pickleweed downwind of the elk.2009 September 13, Michael Brick, “Stalking a Majestic Beast With an Eye on the Record Book”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    seashore saltgrass, inland saltgrass, desert saltgrass
  2. Similar salt-tolerant species in the genus Distichlis.
    • The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.2012, S.L. Pearlsteina, R.S. Felgera, E.P. Glenna, J. Harringtond, K.A. Al-Ghaneme, S.G. Nelson, “Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation”, in Journal of Arid...
    Synonyms:
    Palmer's grass, nipa grass, Baja grass, Australian salt-grass

Synonyms of saltgrass

  • seashore saltgrass
  • inland saltgrass
  • desert saltgrass
  • Palmer's grass
  • nipa grass
  • Baja grass
  • Australian salt-grass

Forms of saltgrass

pluralsaltgrasses
alternative formsalt grass

Origin of saltgrass

From salt + grass.

Questions about saltgrass

What does saltgrass mean?
Saltgrass means american grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.
What part of speech is saltgrass?
Saltgrass is a noun.
What is the plural of saltgrass?
The plural of saltgrass is saltgrasses.

Words near saltgrass in the dictionary

  1. saltfoot
  2. Saltford
  3. saltfree
  4. saltgland
  5. saltglands
  6. saltgrass
  7. saltgrasses
  8. Salthill
  9. salthouse
  10. salthouses
  11. salti mortali

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