seagrass

[see-gras]

noun

1. any of various marine or freshwater plants such as eelgrass or tape grass, growing underwater in the shallows and having leaves that resemble long blades of grass.

Example Sentences

Sunflower sea stars used to be everywhere — on sand, rocks, kelp beds, and seagrass beds.

From Los Angeles Times

Seaweeds and seagrasses act a bit like the forests of the Mediterranean Sea, home to hundreds of species, as well as locking up planet-warming carbon dioxide.

From BBC

Aqua Surf instructor Gibson López de Huehls faced the Santa Monica shore — where the insistent surf pounded against sand strewn with tangles of kelp and seagrass — and explained what he liked about teaching children.

From Los Angeles Times

Pollution fed in from rivers is damaging marine ecosystems and the ocean's ability to store carbon, "making conditions for recovery or restoration of carbon-rich habitats, such as seagrass, challenging", it said.

From BBC

In some parts of the world - including Australia, the US and the Pacific - marine heatwaves can destroy coral reefs or local fisheries, as well as vital seagrass meadows.

From BBC