beach grass

noun

1. any of several erect, strongly rooted grasses, especially of the genus Ammophila, common on exposed sandy shores and dunes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beach grass¹

An Americanism dating back to 1675–85

Example Sentences

The dining room features an ocean of fresh flowers, antiques and a chandelier dripping with ornamental beach grasses.

From Seattle Times

“If the beach grass dies, it will destroy the dune.”

From Literature

On nicer days, pedal the eight-plus-mile Discovery Trail past beach grass, dunes and Sitka spruces.

From Seattle Times

The logs are covered in mulch, on which crews planted more than 30,000 native plants, shrubs and trees: Nootka rose, snowberry, cottonwoods, Lyngbye’s sedge, beach grass.

From Seattle Times

The collaborative argues that the complex ecosystem in the dunes requires free-blowing sands to function, and that wildlife is threatened by the effects of invasive beach grass.

From Seattle Times