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EELGRASS
eelgrass, grass wrack, sea wrack, Zostera marina
(noun) submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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 North Atlantic coast
Vallisneria spp. in freshwater environments.
Synonyms
• (Zostera marina): common eelgrass, seawrack
Anagrams
• Glaesers, gearless, largesse, rageless
Source: Wiktionary
Eel"grass`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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