eelgrass

[ eel-gras, -grahs ]

/ ˈilˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs /

noun

a grasslike marine plant, Zostera marina, having ribbonlike leaves.

tape grass.

Origin of eelgrass

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; eel + grass

Words nearby eelgrass

EEG, eejit, eek, eel, eelblenny, eelgrass, eelpout, eelworm, e'en, eensy-weensy, EENT

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Example sentences from the Web for eelgrass

Then in the eelgrass there was a funny isopod, called Caprella.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll
The sides of the vessel below the water line were incrusted with barnacles and eelgrass fully six inches thick!
Cappy Ricks|Peter B. Kyne
The eelgrass of the river was supposed to yield eels in a similar fashion.
The Meaning of Evolution|Samuel Christian Schmucker
Soon he was in the edge of the eelgrass and "catching crabs," first on one side, then on the other.
The Rise of Roscoe Paine|Joseph C. Lincoln

Young lobsters have also been found in eelgrass and on sandy bottoms in shallow water.
The Lobster Fishery of Maine.|John N. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for eelgrass

eelgrass

/ (ˈiːlˌɡrɑːs) /

noun

any of several perennial submerged marine plants of the genus Zostera, esp Z. marina, having grasslike leaves: family Zosteraceae

another name for tape grass

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单词	eelgrass
释义	eelgrass [ eel-gras, -grahs ] / ˈilˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs / noun a grasslike marine plant, Zostera marina, having ribbonlike leaves. tape grass. Origin of eelgrass An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; eel + grass Words nearby eelgrass EEG, eejit, eek, eel, eelblenny, eelgrass, eelpout, eelworm, e'en, eensy-weensy, EENT Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eelgrass Then in the eelgrass there was a funny isopod, called Caprella. Zoology: The Science of Animal Life\|Ernest Ingersoll The sides of the vessel below the water line were incrusted with barnacles and eelgrass fully six inches thick! Cappy Ricks\|Peter B. Kyne The eelgrass of the river was supposed to yield eels in a similar fashion. The Meaning of Evolution\|Samuel Christian Schmucker Soon he was in the edge of the eelgrass and "catching crabs," first on one side, then on the other. The Rise of Roscoe Paine\|Joseph C. Lincoln Young lobsters have also been found in eelgrass and on sandy bottoms in shallow water. The Lobster Fishery of Maine.\|John N. Cobb British Dictionary definitions for eelgrass eelgrass / (ˈiːlˌɡrɑːs) / noun any of several perennial submerged marine plants of the genus Zostera, esp Z. marina, having grasslike leaves: family Zosteraceae another name for tape grass Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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