Matweed
Pronunciation : Mat"weed`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed (Ammophila arundinacea) which is used in Holland to bind the sand of the seacoast dikes (see Beach grass, under Beach); also, the Lygeum Spartum, a Mediterranean grass of similar habit.
(Bot.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913