marsh grass

collocation in English

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marsh
noun
uk
/mɑːʃ/us
/mɑːrʃ/
ground near a lake, a river, or the sea that often floods and is ...
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grass
noun
uk
/ɡrɑːs/us
/ɡræs/
a low, green plant that grows naturally over a lot of the earth's surface, having groups of very thin leaves that grow close together in ...
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Salt marshes are expanses of vegetation, such as sea purslane, saltmarshgrassand sea lavender, adapted to periodic salt water flooding.
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The larvae probably feed on grasses, includingmarshgrass.
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The paper pulp was obtained from eithermarshgrassor wood.
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The farmers also used themarshgrassfor haying and pasturing animals.
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The crabs eatmarshgrassnot only from above but underground in tunnels they construct.
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These prairies were covered with a heavymarshgrass, interspersed with an occasional branch of a more nutritious variety, which attracted the cows of the early settlers.
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Some of the more common were fern roots, red bark of the redbud, white willow twigs and tule roots, hazel twigs, yucca leaves, brownmarshgrassroots and sedge roots.
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The double reed, which is made from a single stem ofmarshgrass, is placed upon a small metal channel that protrudes out of the top.
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Marshgrassbegan growing in the flats, trapping the sewage and leading public health experts to conclude that the flats were unsanitary.
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Although it is located on the seashore, there is no designated swimming area at the park, as the shoreline consists of concrete, oyster shell, mudflat, andmarshgrass.
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The larvae feed on saltmarshgrass.
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This grass is, however, less tolerant of saltwater than some other marsh grasses.
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Plants selected for the floats include a variety of marsh grasses which feed on nutrients from sewage leaks and storm runoff.
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Along the sound, they produce three to seven tons per acre per year of vegetation, largely in the form of salt marsh grasses.
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Many grasses and wildflowers populate the upland portion of the island, in addition to marsh grasses in the intertidal zone.
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They survive by grazing on marsh grasses, which supply them with water as well as food, supplemented by temporary freshwater pools.
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They eat reeds (quassab), a giant reed (birdi), a kind of bulrush (kaulan), water hyacinth and marsh grasses.
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The marsh grasses proved to be good for grazing and grains, fruits, and vegetables could be grown on the surrounding dry land.
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In its native fynbos habitat, the plants compete for space with native marsh grasses and low evergreen shrubs.
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They may be known commonly as marsh grasses.
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