- marram grass
- noun Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse maralmr, a beach grass Date: 1834 any of several beach grasses (genus Ammophila and especially A. arenaria)
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marram-grass — smiltlendrė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Migliniai – Poaceae (R. Br.) Barnhart atitikmenys: lot. Ammophila angl. beach grass; marram grass; seasand reed vok. Helm; Sandhalm; Sandrohr; Strandhafer rus. аммофила; песколюбка lenk.… … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
marram grass — /mar euhm/ a grass, Ammophila arenaria, having matted, creeping rhizomes, grown on sandy shores of Europe, North America, and Australia to bind the sand. Also called marram. [1630 40; orig. East Anglian dial.; < ON marálmr, equiv. to marr sea… … Universalium
marram grass — ˈmarəm noun also marram ( s) Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse maralmr, a beach grass, from marr sea + halmr straw more at marine, haulm : a beach grass (Ammophila arenaria) … Useful english dictionary
marram grass — mar′ram grass [[t]ˈmær əm[/t]] n. pln a beach grass, Ammophila arenaria, that inhibits erosion • Etymology: 1630–40; orig. East Anglian dial.; < ON marálmr=marr sea (see mere II) +hálmr grass (see haulm) … From formal English to slang
marram grass — /ˈmærəm gras/ (say maruhm grahs) noun a grass native to the Mediterranean region, Ammophila arenaria, growing in dense tussocks of tough foliage, and used to stabilise sand dunes. {originally British dialect (east Anglian), from Old Norse marálmr …
marram grass — a species of grass that is tolerant of dry, sand dune environments. Important as a stabilizing factor in the development of a psammosere … Geography glossary
marram grass — type of coarse grass that grows on sandy beaches … English contemporary dictionary
marram grass — [ marəm] noun a coarse grass of coastal sand dunes. [Ammophila arenaria.] Origin C17: from ON marálmr, from marr sea + hálmr haulm … English new terms dictionary
common marram-grass — smiltyninė smiltlendrė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Ammophila arenaria angl. common marram grass; European beach grass; sea mat grass vok. gemeiner Strandhafer rus. песколюбка песчанная lenk. piaskownica zwyczajna … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
Marram — Mar ram, n. (Bot.) A coarse grass found on sandy beaches ({Ammophila arundinacea}). See {Beach grass}, under {Beach}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
