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noun
Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass found on sandy beaches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: beachgrass, marram grass, matgrass, sea reed
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of murram.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Old Norse maralmr, a compound of marr (“sea”) and halmr (“straw, reed”).
Across languages
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