ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
: any of several American maritime grasses having large or conspicuous spikelets: as
a. : sea oat ; also : any of several related grasses of the genus Uniola
b. : salt grass
c. : an annual grass ( Leptochloa fascicularis ) found in ditches and brackish meadows from New England to Florida