noun
any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders
• Syn: ↑cordgrass
• Hypernyms: ↑grass
• Hyponyms: ↑salt reed grass, ↑Spartina cynosuroides, ↑prairie cordgrass, ↑freshwater cordgrass, ↑slough grass, ↑Spartina pectinmata
• Member Holonyms: ↑Spartina, ↑genus Spartina
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nounsee spartina
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cord grass noun
A grass of the genus Spartina which is found in muddy salt-marshes and is used for making ropes
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Main Entry: ↑cord
Useful english dictionary. 2012.