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cord grass
noun
Also called: rice grass.a coarse perennial grass of the genus Spartina, characteristically growing in mud or marsh
Example Sentences
A row of rocks was planted near the high tide line to protect the cord grasses from the southwestern winds that blow across the bay in summer.
The winding walkway from the dock to the lodge was built over land, with tall blades of salt marsh cord grass on either side.
It has thrown itself into the task of wetland restoration by planting hardy cord grasses, refilling canals and erecting weirs that halt the advance of salt water.
They eat the smooth cord grass that pokes up in the marshes and sea oats that protect the dunes.
Salt tolerant cord grass will be planted in the surface.
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