grass sponge
noun
a large, dark brown, commercial sponge, Spongia graminea, of Florida, the West Indies, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Origin of grass sponge
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Words nearby grass sponge
grass shears,
grass skiing,
grass snake,
grass snipe,
grass sorghum,
grass sponge,
grass style,
grass tree,
grass up,
grass widow,
grass widower
Example sentences from the Web for grass sponge
This is one of the species of sponges of the third commercial grade, which bear the trade-name of "grass-sponge."
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