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Meaning of saltgrass | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. American grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Similar salt-tolerant species in the genus Distichlis.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Español grama salada

Examples

“Palmer parted the towering saltgrass and pickleweed downwind of the elk.”
“The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Salthill salthouse salticid saltie Saltier saltierra

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