Marram
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass found on sandy beaches. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 Alternative form of murram. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Old Norse maralmr, a compound of marr (“sea”) and halmr (“straw, reed”).
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