SPARTINA

Meaning of SPARTINA in English

[ spα:'tʌɪnə , -'ti:nə ]

■ noun a plant of a genus that comprises the cordgrasses. [Genus Spartina .]

Origin

mod. L., from Gk spartinē 'rope'.

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SPARTINA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek spartinē rope, cord Date: 1836 cordgrass
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPARTINA — ˈspärt ə nə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek spartinē rope, cord; akin to Greek speira spiral — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPARTINA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek spartinē rope, cord Date: 1836 : cordgrass
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPARTINA — n. any grass of the genus Spartina, with rhizomatous roots and growing in wet or marshy ground. [Gk spartine rope]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPARTINA — n. any grass of the genus Spartina, with rhizomatous roots and growing in wet or marshy ground. [ Gk spartine …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPARTINA — n. any grass of the genus Spartina, with rhizomatous roots and growing in wet or marshy ground. Etymology: Gk spartine …
Oxford English vocab
SPARTINA — Pronunciation: ' spär-t ə -n ə Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek spartin ē rope, cord Date: 1836 : …
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SPARTINA GRASS — noun see spartina 2
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CORDGRASS — noun Date: 1857 any of a genus ( Spartina ) of chiefly salt-marsh grasses of coastal regions of Europe, northern …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CORD GRASS — noun see spartina
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SPART GRASS — ˈspärt- noun Etymology: Latin spartum — more at esparto 1. : esparto 2. : a tall rather broad-leaved cordgrass ( …
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SALT REED GRASS — noun : a tall reedlike grass ( Spartina cynosuroides ) common in salt meadows
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SALT GRASS — noun : any of various grasses native to salt meadows or other markedly alkaline habitats: as a. : a rigid …
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RICEGRASS — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a stoloniferous marsh grass ( Leersia hexandra ) of tropical America cultivated (as in the Philippines …
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PRAIRIE CORDGRASS — noun : a cordgrass ( Spartina pectinata ) of No. America having leaves with scarious margins and glumes with long …
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MATWEED — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: mat (I) 1. : any of several maritime grasses (as Ammophila arenaria, Spartina stricta and Lygeum spartum …
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MARSH GRASS — noun : a coarse grass common in marshes (as members of the genus Spartina ) ; especially : a grass …
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CREEK THATCH — noun Etymology: creek (I) : any grass of the genus Spartina
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CREEKSTUFF — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a grass ( Spartina cynosuroides ) growing along creeks and in salt marshes
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CREEK SEDGE — noun : a salt-marsh grass ( Spartina alterniflora glabra ) common along the Atlantic coast of No. America
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CORDGRASS — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a grass of the genus Spartina
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CORDGRASS — /kawrd"gras', -grahs"/ , n. any of several grasses of the genus Spartina, of coastal regions. Also called marsh grass . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CORDGRASS — noun Date: 1857 : any of a genus ( Spartina ) of chiefly salt-marsh grasses of coastal regions of Europe, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CORDGRASS — ■ noun a coarse wiry coastal grass which is used to stabilize mudflats. [Genus Spartina .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
CORDGRASS — [cord.grass] n (1857): any of a genus (Spartina) of chiefly salt-marsh grasses of coastal regions of Europe, northern Africa, and …
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MARSH — type of wetland ecosystem characterized by poorly drained mineral soils and by plant life dominated by grasses. The latter characteristic …
Britannica English vocabulary
CORDGRASS — also called marsh grass, or salt grass any of 16 species of grasses constituting the genus Spartina (family Poaceae). The …
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GRASS — n. 25B6; noun he sat down on the grass : TURF, sod; lawn, green. See list. (informal) they smoked grass. …
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MARSH GRASS — спартина (Spartina)
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CREEKSTUFF — бот. спартина гребенниковидная (Spartina cynosuroides)
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CORDGRASS — бот. спартина изящная (Spartina gracilis)
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MARSH GRASS — спартина ( Spartina )
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