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eelgrass en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From eel + grass.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves ▸ Zostera spp. in marine environments
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves ▸ Vallisneria spp. in freshwater environments.

Forms

Deriveds

eelgrass isopod

Synonyms

common eelgrass (Zostera marina) · seawrack (Zostera marina)

Translations (28)

sv bandtång (marine plant of the genus Zostera) · mi karepō (marine plant of the genus Zostera) · sv ålgräs (Zostera marina) · sv vallisneria (aquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria) · pl tasiemnica (marine plant of the genus Zostera) · ota كتانجك (Zostera marina) · fi vallisneria (aquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria) · gd milearach (marine plant of the genus Zostera) · ja 甘藻 (Zostera marina) · fi meriajokas (Zostera marina) · da ålegræs (Zostera marina) · et pikk merihein (Zostera marina) · da bændeltang (Zostera marina) · pl tasiemnica morska (Zostera marina) · et merihein (marine plant of the genus Zostera) · mi nana (marine plant of the genus Zostera) · sv bandtång (Zostera marina) · ru взмо́рник (marine plant of the genus Zostera) · pt fita-do-mar (Zostera marina) · gd bilearach-coitcheann (Zostera marina) · kk теңізшөп (marine plant of the genus Zostera) · fi ajokas (marine plant of the genus Zostera) · pl zostera morska (Zostera marina) · ru зосте́ра (marine plant of the genus Zostera) · pl nurzaniec (aquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria) · et vallisneeria (aquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria) · mi rimurehia (marine plant of the genus Zostera) · pl zostera (marine plant of the genus Zostera)