sea couch grass
sea couch grass noun: elymus pungens, a species of couch grass.
Noun
sea couch grass (uncountable)
- Elymus pungens, a species of couch grass.
- A secondary protective device used near Greystones consists in the planting of bent grass and sea couch grass to aid reclamation of certain areas. Unfortunately, bent grass lends itself to the formation of dunes, which are very vulnerable. Sea couch grass has proved the best so far.1952 May, Frank Jeffares, “Irish Railway Coastal Defence”, in Railway Magazine, page 304
Questions about sea couch grass
- What does sea couch grass mean?
- Sea couch grass means elymus pungens, a species of couch grass.
- What part of speech is sea couch grass?
- Sea couch grass is a noun.
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