- Eelgrass
Eelgrass can refer to two different plants:
*Marine eelgrass - "Zostera "
*Freshwater eelgrass - "Vallisneria "
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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 — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
