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noun
Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
Zostera spp. in marine environments
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
Zostera spp. in marine environments
especially Zostera marina, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
Vallisneria spp. in freshwater environments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tape grass, wild celery, Vallisneria spiralis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant
noun
submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grass wrack, sea wrack, Zostera marina
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant
History
From eel + grass.
Across languages
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
