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Definition of marram grass noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

marram grass

noun
 
/ˈmærəm ɡrɑːs/
 
/ˈmærəm ɡræs/
(also marram)
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of grass that grows in sand, often planted to prevent sand dunes from being destroyed by the wind, rain, etc.
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Old Norse marálmr, from marr ‘sea’ + hálmr ‘stalk, stem’.
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