Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saltgrass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: salt-grass
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Similar salt-tolerant species in the genus Distichlis.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From salt + grass.

Usage

Inflected Forms

saltgrasses (plural) salt grass (alternative)

Phrases

salt hay

Frequently Paired Words

salt hay

Synonyms

seashore saltgrass inland saltgrass desert saltgrass Palmer's grass nipa grass Baja grass Australian salt-grass

Questions

What does saltgrass mean?: American grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.
Where does saltgrass come from?: From salt + grass.

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