slough grass

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   North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns

   Synonymsprairie cordgrassfreshwater cordgrassSpartina pectinmata

   Broadercordgrass

Questions about slough grass

What does slough grass mean?

slough grass means "North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns".

What is another word for slough grass?

Close synonyms include prairie cordgrass, freshwater cordgrass, Spartina pectinmata. 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.