eelgrass
Americannoun
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any of several perennial submerged marine plants of the genus Zostera, esp Z. marina, having grasslike leaves: family Zosteraceae
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another name for tape grass
Etymology
Origin of eelgrass
Example Sentences
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Kalt worries some species, such as the eelgrass, will be destroyed by the regular dredging required to maintain a water depth of 40 feet to accommodate the ships for the new terminal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
An algal bloom in the area had caused a decline in the eelgrass beds that provide them with food, but the local community restored the habitat, resulting in more manatees being recorded than ever before.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024
Traditionally, eelgrass and seaweeds struggle in ice-filled waters because the ice reduces sunlight availability and grinds and damages their tissues.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Solomon, Kinley recalled, would paddle his canoe to Xwe’chi’eXen to jig for skinny, silvery herring flitting around lush bull kelp and eelgrass forests waving in the deep blue waters.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
Then the newly soft crabs will be packed in eelgrass and the boxes taken to Captain Billy’s for shipping to the mainland.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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