beachgrass

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US/ˈbit͡ʃˌɡɹæs/

noun

Any grass of the genus Ammophila.

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marramEuropean marram grassEuropean beachgrassAmerican marram grassAmerican beachgrass
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Meanings

nounbeachgrass (countable and uncountable, plural beachgrasses)

plural beachgrasses

  1. countableuncountableAny grass of the genus Ammophila.
  2. countableuncountableAmmophila arenaria, a coarse grass native to sandy beaches of Europe (north to Iceland) and northwest Africa.
  3. countableuncountableAmmophila breviligulata, a coarse grass native to sandy beaches of eastern North America, including the shores of the Great Lakes.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
marramEuropean marram grassEuropean beachgrassAmerican marram grassAmerican beachgrass
Also see
marram

Origin

From beach + grass.

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Translations

Esperanto amofilo
  • amofiloAmmophila
Finnish rantakaura
  • rantakauraAmmophila
Cite this entry
APA

beachgrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beachgrass

MLA

“beachgrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beachgrass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beachgrass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beachgrass.

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