eelgrass

/ˈilˌgræs/
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Other forms: eelgrasses

Definitions of eelgrass
  1. noun
    submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
    synonyms: Zostera marina, grass wrack, sea wrack
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    type of:
    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. noun
    submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia
    synonyms: Vallisneria spiralis, tape grass, wild celery
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    type of:
    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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