noun🔗ShareDistichlis spicata, an American grass that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions."The cattle grazed on the saltgrass near the shore, where other plants couldn't survive the salty soil. "plantenvironmentbiologyecologynaturegeographyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSimilar salt-tolerant species in the genus Distichlis."The edges of the marsh were covered not just in cordgrass, but also patches of saltgrass, a similar tough grass that could handle the salty water. "plantbiologyenvironmentnatureagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading