sand grass

noun

: a grass growing in sand: such as

a

: a tufted grass (Triplasis purpurea) with stiff awl-shaped leaves on the Atlantic coast of the U.S.

b

: a perennial grass (Calamovilfa longifolia)

c

: a salt grass (Distichlis spicata)

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