SPARTINA

Spartina, genus Spartina

(noun) grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

spartina (usually uncountable, plural spartinas)

cordgrass (Spartina).

Anagrams

• Partains, aspirant, partisan

Source: Wiktionary



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