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seagrass en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsiˌɡɹæs/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English sea Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *grasą Proto-West Germanic *gras Old English græs Middle English gras English grass English seagrass From sea + grass.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of various grass-like marine plants that grow underwater in salt water.
   • They are not seen again until they arrive as larger juveniles in shallow coastal waters, where they dine on seagrass and algae. 2007 October 2, Henry Fountain, “Wayward Youths (or Green Turtles) and Their Drifting Ways”, in The New York Times:
   • There has been some investigation into the potential of seaweeds as a carbon store, and although more is needed, one study says that seaweed habitats are believed to be the most productive of all coastal vegetated ecosystems, and suggested that the world’s seaweed sequesters as much carbon as all the planet’s seagrass meadows, saltmarshes and mangroves combined. 2023 September 25, Vincent Doumeizel, “Opinion: Seaweed is nutritious, not slimy. Eating it could save the world.”, in CNN:

Forms

Translations (38)

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