Search Result for "zostera_marina":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts;
[syn: eelgrass, grass wrack, sea wrack, Zostera marina]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Zostera \Zos"te*ra\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Naiadaceae, or Pondweed family. Zostera marina is commonly known as sea wrack, and eelgrass. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Zostera marina n 1: submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts [syn: eelgrass, grass wrack, sea wrack, Zostera marina]