Saltgrass
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Saltgrass is a noun meaning American grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.
Meaning
American grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.
More Meanings
- Similar salt-tolerant species in the genus Distichlis.
Example Sentences
Palmer parted the towering saltgrass and pickleweed downwind of the elk.
The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.
Word Forms
- saltgrasses
- salt grass
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blackgrass, saltwort, alkaligrass, cordgrass, glasswort, reedgrass.
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