marram grass

marram grass
/mar"euhm/
a grass, Ammophila arenaria, having matted, creeping rhizomes, grown on sandy shores of Europe, North America, and Australia to bind the sand. Also called marram.
[1630-40; orig. East Anglian dial.; < ON marálmr, equiv. to marr sea (see MERE2) + hálmr grass (see HAULM)]

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  • marram grass — /ˈmærəm gras/ (say maruhm grahs) noun a grass native to the Mediterranean region, Ammophila arenaria, growing in dense tussocks of tough foliage, and used to stabilise sand dunes. {originally British dialect (east Anglian), from Old Norse marálmr …  

  • marram grass — noun Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse maralmr, a beach grass Date: 1834 any of several beach grasses (genus Ammophila and especially A. arenaria) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • marram grass —   a species of grass that is tolerant of dry, sand dune environments. Important as a stabilizing factor in the development of a psammosere …   Geography glossary

  • marram grass — type of coarse grass that grows on sandy beaches …   English contemporary dictionary

  • marram grass — [ marəm] noun a coarse grass of coastal sand dunes. [Ammophila arenaria.] Origin C17: from ON marálmr, from marr sea + hálmr haulm …   English new terms dictionary

  • common marram-grass — smiltyninė smiltlendrė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Ammophila arenaria angl. common marram grass; European beach grass; sea mat grass vok. gemeiner Strandhafer rus. песколюбка песчанная lenk. piaskownica zwyczajna …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

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