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• n  any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders

• Conservation officers are planting dense patches of cordgrass just offshore in an effort to buffer the bay's clay banks from the relentlessly lapping waters.

• cord grass

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• Mike Johanns in Houston Chronicle
  These grants diversify the portfolio of research by looking into new ways to develop cordgrass, rice and switchgrass in renewable energy sources,Johanns said in a statement.