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noun
Any of several grasses that grow in poor or sandy soil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: beach heather, Hudsonia tomentosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: subshrub, suffrutex
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