"saltgrass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: saltgrasses [plural]
Etymology: salt + grass Etymology templates: {{compound|en|salt|grass}} salt + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} saltgrass (countable and uncountable, plural saltgrasses)
  1. American grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (Distichlis spicata): seashore saltgrass, inland saltgrass, desert saltgrass Translations (Distichlis spicata): grama salada [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-saltgrass-en-noun-EEMGAcWu Disambiguation of 'Distichlis spicata': 67 33 Disambiguation of 'Distichlis spicata': 67 33
  2. Similar salt-tolerant species in the genus Distichlis. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Cynodonteae tribe grasses Synonyms (species in the genus Distichlis): Palmer's grass, nipa grass, Baja grass, Australian salt-grass
    Sense id: en-saltgrass-en-noun-NOMDqVQX Disambiguation of Cynodonteae tribe grasses: 31 69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 82 Disambiguation of 'species in the genus Distichlis': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: salt grass Related terms: salt hay

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