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Definition of Marrum

1. marram [n -S] - See also: marram

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Marrum

marrowed marrowfat marrowfats marrowfat pea marrowing marrows marrowy marrow canal marrow cell marrow squash

marrried marrubium Marrubium Marrubium vulgare Marruecos marrum (current term) marrums marry marry marrying

marryings mars Mars Marsala marsalas marsdenia marse marsebanker Marseillaise marseille

Literary usage of Marrum

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1. Nights with an Old Gunner and Other Studies of Wild Life: And Other Studies by Charles John Cornish (1897)
"There, wherever a patch of ' marrum grass' takes root, the sand blown from the great bank gathers round it. As the sand spreads, the grass grows through it, ..."

2. The Indian Forester (1893)
"The " marrum," as it is locally called ... common on sandy shores, is also frequent here, and answers the same purpose in fixing the sand as the " marrum. ..."

3. The Indian Forester (1896)
"The marrum only flourishes near the sea where it receives constantly fresh ... Sowings of marrum are also made. A portion of the forest bordering on the ..."

4. The Indian Forester (1893)
"The " marrum," as it is locally called, or bent-grass, is considered of so such importance that there are severe laws to prohibit its being destroyed. ..."

5. The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge, Rev. with by Selim Hobart Peabody, Charles Francis Richardson (1898)
"The underground runners of some species, as the marrum grass and sea lyme grass, ... Reeds; marrum grass; pampas grass. .\:,,•-.-',-r. Bent grass. ..."

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