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Eelgrass — can refer to two different plants: *Marine eelgrass Zostera *Freshwater eelgrass Vallisneria … Wikipedia
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 — 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
