eelgrass

Noun

Meaning

A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sea wrack wild celery tape grass grass wrack zostera marina vallisneria spiralis wrack algal seaweed milfoil pondweed hydrilla elodea seagrass water starwort

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Hypernyms

hydrophyte aquatic plant hydrophytic plant water plant

Phrases with the word

common eelgrass eelgrass isopod

Anagrams

largesse rageless gearless

Examples

Flora Bank, a sandy reef-like area, contains eelgrass beds crucial to the survival of juvenile salmon in the estuary of the Skeena River, according to the Lax Kw’alaams band. Source: Internet

In 2011, Dr. Ted Grosholz reported it on eelgrass in Drakes Estero. Source: Internet

Ms. Rederer pointed out that in 2001, when the bay’s eelgrass population suffered, herring actually thrived. Source: Internet

Our house had a steep hill leading down to the eelgrass and beach, where I caught minnows in a glass milk bottle with a few crumbs of bread in that bubble that held the cream. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

eeler eelery eelfare eelgrass family eelgrass isopod eeling