LYME GRASS Definition & Meaning

lyme grass

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noun

a N temperate perennial dune grass, Elymus arenarius, with a creeping stem and rough bluish leaves

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51�Թ� History and Origins

C18: probably a respelling (influenced by its genus name, Elymus ) of lime ¹, referring to its stabilizing effect (like lime in mortar)

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The process usually begins with lyme grass, which grows quickly and can stabilize the soil.

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One of the lyme grasses, Elymus Virqinicus, is a stiff, short grass, growing along streams.

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It is situated among the dunes, with nothing but lyme grass around it, and here and there a few immortelles, and one always hears the sea.

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There was lyme grass all around, and the bright yellow of the immortelles stood out sharply against the yellow sand they were growing in, despite the kinship of colors.

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All along the sides of the road stood thick clumps of lyme grass, and around them immortelles and a few blood-red pinks.

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