marsh grass
Any coarse grass growing in marshes of genus SpartinaAny coarse grass growing in marshes of genus Spartina.
» Phragmites grows much taller, denser and with deeper roots than the native marsh grass it overruns.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)Any coarse grass growing in marshes of genus Spartina.
(uncountable, usually)Any wetland grass of genus Hymenachne.
(uncountable, usually)Barnyard millet, jungle ricegrass (Echinochloa colonum)
(uncountable, usually)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see marsh, grass.
Examples
1 sentencesPhragmites grows much taller, denser and with deeper roots than the native marsh grass it overruns.
Forms
plural: marsh grasses| Singular | marsh grass |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable