beachgrass

Meaning

Noun

• A grass of the genus Ammophila.
• Ammophila arenaria (species), a coarse grass native to sandy beaches of Europe (north to Iceland) and northwest Africa.
• Ammophila breviligulata (species), a coarse grass native to sandy beaches of eastern North America, including the shores of the Great Lakes.

Related

Similar words

• marram, European marram grass, European beachgrass
• American marram grass, American beachgrass

Origin

• beach + grass