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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