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eel·grass

 (ēl′grăs′)
n.
1. Any of several submersed marine plants of the genus Zostera, having straplike leaves and found along northern and southern temperate coasts worldwide.
2. Any of several submersed freshwater plants of the genus Vallisneria, having long flat or twisted leaves and often grown as aquarium plants. Also called tape grass, wild celery.
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eelgrass

(ˈiːlˌɡrɑːs)
n
1. (Plants) any of several perennial submerged marine plants of the genus Zostera, esp Z. marina, having grasslike leaves: family Zosteraceae
2. (Plants) another name for tape grass
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eel•grass

(ˈilˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs)

n.
a marine pondweed, Zostera marina, having ribbony, grasslike leaves.
[1780–90, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.eelgrass - submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coastseelgrass - submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
grass wrack, sea wrack, Zostera marina
genus Zostera, Zostera - (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants
aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant - a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
2.eelgrass - submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaveseelgrass - submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia
tape grass, Vallisneria spiralis, wild celery
genus Vallisneria, Vallisneria - eelgrass; eel grass
aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant - a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
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