alkali grass

noun

1. a plant, Zigadenus elegans, of central and western North America, having tough, wiry, bluish-green leaves and greenish flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alkali grass¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

So Ingram experimented with salt-tolerant grasses, ultimately settling on an alkali grass native to the Bay area.

From Golf Digest