marram en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈmæɹəm/
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Etymology
From Old Norse maralmr, a compound of marr (“sea”) and halmr (“straw, reed”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass found on sandy beaches.
Rather would we compare these marram-tufted, wind-sculptured sand-wastes with the Red Sea litoral and the Egyptian Soudan, where Osman Digna led British troops memorable dances in the ‘nineties—alike both in their physical aspect and in their climate, red-hot by day, yet apt to be deadly chilly after sundown.
1910, Walter John Buck, Abel Chapman, Unexplored Spain:He circled rapidly, stopped, swerved, and, at the canter, took up another scent. Suddenly, in a tussock of marram, his nose and he stopped dead.
1919, F. St. Mars, The Way of the Wild:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| marrams | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
sea reed · marram grass · matgrass · beachgrass
Translations (25)
cy cas gan bladurwr (Ammophila arenaria) · cy moresg (Ammophila arenaria) · nrf melgreu (Ammophila arenaria) · fi rantakaura (Ammophila arenaria) · cy glaswellt y tywod (Ammophila arenaria) · cy hesg môr (Ammophila arenaria) · fr gourbet (Ammophila arenaria) · pl piaskownica zwyczajna (Ammophila arenaria) · ca borró (Ammophila arenaria) · cy corswellt y tywod (Ammophila arenaria) · es barrón (Ammophila arenaria) · gl feo (Ammophila arenaria) · fr oyat (Ammophila arenaria) · cy myrydd (Ammophila arenaria) · ca canya de sorra (Ammophila arenaria) · es carrizo (Ammophila arenaria) · ru песколю́бка (Ammophila arenaria) · nl helm (Ammophila arenaria) · de Dünengras (Ammophila arenaria) · is melgresi (Ammophila arenaria) · cy merydd (Ammophila arenaria) · eu harenondoko (Ammophila arenaria) · de Strandhafer (Ammophila arenaria) · cy môr-hesgen (Ammophila arenaria) · ko 마람풀 (Ammophila arenaria)