submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
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submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia
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Eelgrass \Eel"grass`\, n. (Bot.) A plant ({Zostera marina}), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast.
Zostera \Zos"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}.