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beachgrass

/ˈbit͡ʃˌɡɹæs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
beach-grass
IPA
/ˈbit͡ʃˌɡɹæs/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any grass of the genus Ammophila.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass native to sandy beaches of Europe (north to Iceland) and northwest Africa.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ammophila breviligulata, a coarse grass native to sandy beaches of eastern North America, including the shores of the Great Lakes.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From beach + grass.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbit͡ʃˌɡɹæs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

beachgrasses (plural)

Synonyms

marram European marram grass European beachgrass American marram grass American beachgrass

Questions

How do you pronounce beachgrass?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbit͡ʃˌɡɹæs/.
What does beachgrass mean?
Any grass of the genus Ammophila.
Where does beachgrass come from?
From beach + grass.

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