genus Zostera

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genus Zostera - (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants Zostera liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed family Potamogetonaceae, pondweed family, Potamogetonaceae - plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae eelgrass, grass wrack, sea wrack, Zostera marina - submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts

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