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Noun: sand reed
  1. European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla
    "sand reed helped stabilize the coastal dunes";
    - sand sedge, Carex arenaria

Derived forms: sand reeds

Type of: sedge

Part of: Carex, genus Carex