Spartina

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    cordgrass (Spartina). uncountable, usually

    "The spartina, which grows along a sheltered cove and makes up about 15 acres of the whole parcel, is what makes Arlington Marsh so dear, said William K. Tai, director of the park's departments natural resources group."

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genus spartina

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"The spartina, which grows along a sheltered cove and makes up about 15 acres of the whole parcel, is what makes Arlington Marsh so dear, said William K. Tai, director of the park's departments natural resources group."

Etymology

From the genus name.

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