salt grass

noun

1. any of several grasses, as Distichlis spicata, that grow in salt marshes or meadows or in alkali soil.

Word History and Origins

Origin of salt grass¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

They shuffle over the wet sand and coir netting with George Blomberg, one of the Port’s senior environmental managers, planting native salt grass and tufted hair grass to help restore an eroded habitat.

From Seattle Times

Out in the Mojave Desert, it was 8 a.m. and already as hot as a blast furnace when Fraga came to an abrupt stop and nodded appreciatively toward colonies of 3-inch-tall green plants surrounded by pebbles, sand and clumps of salt grass.

From Los Angeles Times

I even planted some milkweed, violets, and wispy salt grass for the caterpillars—you know, when butterflies are in the larval stage.

From Literature

The tiny, mole-like creature can only be found in one location in Connecticut, in a the salt grass meadows of coastal Middlesex County.

From Washington Times

The tree rising from a salt grass savannah - and a precious few others that thrive on the mainland - recently earned a spot on Slow Food International’s Ark of Taste.

From Washington Times