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eelgrass — /eel gras , grahs /, n. 1. a grasslike marine plant, Zostera marina, having ribbonlike leaves. 2. See tape grass. [1780 90, Amer.; EEL + GRASS] * * * ▪ plant any of two different groups of ribbonlike aquatic plants. Vallisneria species… … Universalium
family Zosteraceae — noun used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae • Syn: ↑Zosteraceae, ↑eelgrass family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Naiadales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
eelgrass — ☆ eelgrass [ēl′gras΄ ] n. 1. a flowering plant (Zostera marina) of the pondweed family, that grows underwater and has long, grasslike leaves 2. TAPE GRASS … English World dictionary
Eelgrass limpet — Taxobox name = Eelgrass limpet image width = image caption = status = EX | status system = IUCN2.3 [Bouchet, P. 1996. Lottia alveus . In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 27 September 2008.] extinct = 1929… … Wikipedia
eelgrass — Zostera os te*ra, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the {Naiadace[ae]}, or Pondweed family. {Zostera marina} is commonly known as {sea wrack}, and {eelgrass}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
liliopsid family — noun family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed • Syn: ↑monocot family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑liliid monocot family, ↑Juncaceae, ↑family Juncaceae … Useful english dictionary
monocot family — noun family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed • Syn: ↑liliopsid family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑liliid monocot family, ↑Juncaceae, ↑family Juncace … Useful english dictionary
frogbit family — noun simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed • Syn: ↑Hydrocharitaceae, ↑family Hydrocharitaceae, ↑Hydrocharidaceae, ↑family Hydrocharidaceae, ↑frog s bit family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Alismales — noun an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants • Syn: ↑Naiadales, ↑order Naiadales, ↑order Alismales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Monocotyledones, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Naiadales — noun an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants • Syn: ↑order Naiadales, ↑Alismales, ↑order Alismales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Monocotyledones, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
