"beachgrass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beachgrasses [plural]
Etymology: From beach + grass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|beach|grass}} beach + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} beachgrass (countable and uncountable, plural beachgrasses)
  1. Any grass of the genus Ammophila. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Poeae tribe grasses Translations (Ammophila): rantakaura (Finnish)
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  2. Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass native to sandy beaches of Europe (north to Iceland) and northwest Africa. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Poeae tribe grasses
    Sense id: en-beachgrass-en-noun-Uld8LBiJ Disambiguation of Poeae tribe grasses: 37 25 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 30 38
  3. Ammophila breviligulata, a coarse grass native to sandy beaches of eastern North America, including the shores of the Great Lakes. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Poeae tribe grasses
    Sense id: en-beachgrass-en-noun-3KEtxaaq Disambiguation of Poeae tribe grasses: 37 25 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 31 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 26 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: marram, European marram grass, European beachgrass, American marram grass, American beachgrass

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for beachgrass meaning in English (1.8kB)

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