spartina

Etymology

From the genus name.

spartina means cordgrass (Spartina). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

cordgrass (Spartina).“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.”