eelgrass

eelgrass
Zostera os"te*ra, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the {Naiadace[ae]}, or Pondweed family. {Zostera marina} is commonly known as {sea wrack}, and {eelgrass}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Eelgrass — Eel grass , n. (Bot.) A plant ({Zostera marina}), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eelgrass — ☆ eelgrass [ēl′gras΄ ] n. 1. a flowering plant (Zostera marina) of the pondweed family, that grows underwater and has long, grasslike leaves 2. TAPE GRASS …   English World dictionary

  • eelgrass — /eel gras , grahs /, n. 1. a grasslike marine plant, Zostera marina, having ribbonlike leaves. 2. See tape grass. [1780 90, Amer.; EEL + GRASS] * * * ▪ plant       any of two different groups of ribbonlike aquatic plants. Vallisneria species… …   Universalium

  • Eelgrass limpet — Taxobox name = Eelgrass limpet image width = image caption = status = EX | status system = IUCN2.3 [Bouchet, P. 1996. Lottia alveus . In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 27 September 2008.] extinct = 1929… …   Wikipedia

  • eelgrass meadow — an extensive bed of eelgrass, an important marine habitat for fish, but ca. 90% has been destroyed along the North American coast …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • eelgrass — noun Date: 1790 1. a submerged long leaved monocotyledonous marine plant (Zostera marina) that is found especially in coastal temperate waters and whose dried stems and leaves are used especially as packing material in woven goods 2. tape grass …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • eelgrass — a submerged aquatic plant (Zostera marina) of the North American Atlantic coast with very long and narrow leaves …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • eelgrass — noun A plant (), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast …   Wiktionary

  • eelgrass — 1) gearless 2) largesse …   Anagrams dictionary

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