eelgrass

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Etymology

From eel +‎ grass.

Noun

eelgrass (countable and uncountable, plural eelgrasses)

  1. Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
    1. Zostera spp. in marine environments
      1. especially Zostera marina, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere.
    2. Vallisneria spp. in freshwater environments.

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