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eelgrass

eelgrass noun: zostera spp. in marine environments.

Noun

eelgrass (countable and uncountable, plural eelgrasses)

  1. Zostera spp. in marine environments
  2. especially Zostera marina, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere.
    Synonyms:
    common eelgrass, seawrack
  3. Vallisneria spp. in freshwater environments.

Synonyms of eelgrass

Forms of eelgrass

pluraleelgrasses

Origin of eelgrass

From eel + grass.

Words formed from eelgrass

Phrases with eelgrass

Questions about eelgrass

What does eelgrass mean?
Eelgrass means zostera spp. in marine environments.
What part of speech is eelgrass?
Eelgrass is a noun.
What is the plural of eelgrass?
The plural of eelgrass is eelgrasses.

Words near eelgrass in the dictionary

  1. eeleries
  2. eelers
  3. eelery
  4. eelfare
  5. eelfares
  6. eelgrass
  7. eelgrass isopod
  8. eelgrass isopods
  9. eelgrasses
  10. eelier
  11. eeliest

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