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eelgrass
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eel·grass  (lgrs)
n.
Any of several submersed aquatic plants of the genus Vallisneria. Also called tape grass, wild celery.

eelgrass [ˈiːlˌgrɑːs]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several perennial submerged marine plants of the genus Zostera, esp Z. marina, having grasslike leaves: family Zosteraceae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for tape grass
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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
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
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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