marram grass

[ mar-uh m ]
/ ˈmær əm /

noun

a grass, Ammophila arenaria, having matted, creeping rhizomes, grown on sandy shores of Europe, North America, and Australia to bind the sand.
Also called mar·ram.

Origin of marram grass

1630–40; orig. East Anglian dial.; < Old Norse marálmr, equivalent to marr sea (see mere2) + hálmr grass (see haulm)

Words nearby marram grass

marquisate, marquise, marquisette, marrakech, marrakesh, marram grass, marranism, marrano, marri, marriage, marriage broker

British Dictionary definitions for marram grass

marram grass
/ (ˈmærəm) /

noun

any of several grasses of the genus Ammophila, esp A. arenaria, that grow on sandy shores and can withstand drying: often planted to stabilize sand dunes

Word Origin for marram grass

C17 marram, from Old Norse marálmr, from marr sea + hálmr haulm