noun
- a coarse grass that grows on sand dunes and helps prevent erosion
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The marram grass helped stabilize the coastal dunes.
- Workers planted marram to prevent beach erosion.
- The sandy hills were covered with patches of marram.
- Marram has deep roots that bind the sand together.
- The conservation project included seeding marram along the shoreline.
- Strong winds bent the marram grass toward the sea.