saw grass

noun

1. any of various sedges of the genus Cladium, of tropical and temperate regions, having spiny, serrated leaves.

Example Sentences

On an abandoned golf course, overgrown with shrubs and saw grass, you can hear the rushing water from 100 yards away.

From New York Times

On the other side of the path were fields of swaying saw grass and hardwood hammocks — dense stands of broad-leafed trees that grow on a slight rise of only a few inches.

From Washington Post

This popular paddling destination includes open ponds, mangrove tunnels and saw grass fields.

From Washington Post

In reality, it’s as unsentimental as a blade of saw grass.

From New York Times

They battled the heat and mosquitoes to carve farmland out of limestone, dense tropical forests, thickets of saw grass and marshes.

From New York Times