sand reed

1. 1.

   European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla

   Synonymssand sedgeCarex arenaria

   Broadersedge

   Part ofCarex

Questions about sand reed

What does sand reed mean?

sand reed means "European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla".

What is another word for sand reed?

Close synonyms include sand sedge, Carex arenaria. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sand reed a common word?

sand reed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.