eelgrass

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noun

Zostera spp. in marine environments

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common eelgrassseawrackgrass wracksea wrackZostera marinatape grasswild celeryVallisneria spiralis
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Meanings

nouneelgrass (countable and uncountable, plural eelgrasses)

plural eelgrasses

  1. Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
    1. countableuncountableZostera spp. in marine environments
    2. countableuncountableespecially Zostera marina, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere.

      Synonyms: common eelgrass, seawrack

    3. countableuncountableVallisneria spp. in freshwater environments.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounespecially Zostera marina, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere.

Similar
common eelgrassseawrack

More synonyms by meaning

nounsubmerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts

Similar
grass wracksea wrackZostera marina
Broader
aquatic plantwater planthydrophyte

nounsubmerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia

Similar
tape grasswild celeryVallisneria spiralis
Broader
aquatic plantwater planthydrophyte
Also see
garweedtape grasswild celery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From eel + grass.

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Translations

Danish ålegræs, bændeltang
  • ålegræsZostera marina
  • bændeltangZostera marina
Estonian merihein, pikk merihein
  • meriheinmarine plant of the genus Zostera
  • pikk meriheinZostera marina
  • vallisneeriaaquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria
Finnish ajokas, meriajokas
  • ajokasmarine plant of the genus Zostera
  • meriajokasZostera marina
  • vallisneriaaquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria
Japanese 甘藻
  • 甘藻 (amamo)Zostera marina
Māori karepō, nana
  • karepōmarine plant of the genus Zostera
  • nanamarine plant of the genus Zostera
  • rimurehiamarine plant of the genus Zostera
Polish zostera, tasiemnica
  • zosteramarine plant of the genus Zostera
  • tasiemnicamarine plant of the genus Zostera
  • zostera morskaZostera marina
  • tasiemnica morskaZostera marina
  • nurzaniecaquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria
Portuguese fita-do-mar
  • fita-do-marZostera marina
Russian взмо́рник, зосте́ра
  • взмо́рник (vzmórnik)marine plant of the genus Zostera
  • зосте́ра (zostéra)marine plant of the genus Zostera
Scottish Gaelic milearach, bilearach-coitcheann
  • milearachmarine plant of the genus Zostera
  • bilearach-coitcheannZostera marina
Swedish bandtång, ålgräs
  • bandtångmarine plant of the genus Zostera
  • ålgräsZostera marina
  • bandtångZostera marina
  • vallisneriaaquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

eelgrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eelgrass

MLA

“eelgrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eelgrass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eelgrass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eelgrass.

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