Translingual

Proper noun

Spartina f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the cordgrasses, that grow in marshes, especially on seashores.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Cynodonteae - tribe

Hyponyms

• For species see Spartina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Spartina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Wikispecies

Noun

spartina ‎(usually uncountable, plural spartinas)

1. cordgrass (Spartina).
   • 2007 November 7, Andy Newman, “Protecting a Wild Patch of City Marshland”, in New York Times:

     The spartina, which grows along a sheltered cove and makes up about 15 acres of the whole parcel, is what makes Arlington Marsh so dear, said William K. Tai, director of the park's departments natural resources group.