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saltgrass en · NOUN

Etymology

From salt + grass.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) American grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.
   • Palmer parted the towering saltgrass and pickleweed downwind of the elk. 2009 September 13, Michael Brick, “Stalking a Majestic Beast With an Eye on the Record Book”, in New York Times:
2. (countable, uncountable) Similar salt-tolerant species in the genus Distichlis.
   • The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater. 2012, S.L. Pearlsteina, R.S. Felgera, E.P. Glenna, J. Harringtond, K.A. Al-Ghaneme, S.G. Nelson, “Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation”, in Journal of Arid Environments, →DOI, page 60:

Forms

Relateds

salt hay

Synonyms

Palmer's grass (species in the genus Distichlis) · Baja grass (species in the genus Distichlis) · inland saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) · Australian salt-grass (species in the genus Distichlis) · desert saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) · nipa grass (species in the genus Distichlis) · seashore saltgrass (Distichlis spicata)

Translations (1)

es grama salada (Distichlis spicata)