eelgrass
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English
Etymology
Noun
eelgrass (countable and uncountable, plural eelgrasses)
- Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
- Zostera spp. in marine environments
- especially Zostera marina, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Vallisneria spp. in freshwater environments.
- Zostera spp. in marine environments
Synonyms
- (Zostera marina): common eelgrass, seawrack
Translations
marine plant of the genus Zostera
Zostera marina
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aquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria
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Translations to be checked: "plant"
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Further reading
- “eelgrass”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
eelgrass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
