HyperDic: sand_reed

English > 1 sense of the expression sand reed:
NOUNplantsand reed, sand sedge, Carex arenariaEuropean maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States
English > sand reed: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEuropean maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock / rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla.
Synonymssand sedge, Carex arenaria
Member ofCarex, genus Carexlarge genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins
Broadersedgegrasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

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