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spartina

noun
spar·​ti·​na | \ ˈspär-tə-nə How to pronounce spartina (audio) \

Definition of spartina

: cordgrass

Examples of spartina in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Another sturdy wetland defender, spartina was hit hard by the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in 2010 but has been making a comeback. — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, "For want of $376,000, a lethal bug is destroying the Mississippi River Delta," 18 May 2017 Baker warned that the scale could attack the marsh grass spartina. — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, "For want of $376,000, a lethal bug is destroying the Mississippi River Delta," 18 May 2017

First Known Use of spartina

1836, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for spartina

New Latin, from Greek spartinē rope, cord

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