"eelgrass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eelgrasses [plural]
Etymology: From eel + grass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|eel|grass}} eel + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} eelgrass (countable and uncountable, plural eelgrasses)
  1. Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
    Zostera spp. in marine environments
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-eelgrass-en-noun-lff0sq6g
  2. Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
    Zostera spp. in marine environments
    especially Zostera marina, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Alismatales order plants Synonyms (Zostera marina): common eelgrass, seawrack Translations (Zostera marina): pikk merihein (Estonian), meriajokas (Finnish), 甘藻 (amamo) (Japanese), كتانجك (katancık) (Ottoman Turkish), fita-do-mar [feminine] (Portuguese), bilearach-coitcheann [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ålgräs [neuter] (Swedish), bandtång [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  3. Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
    Vallisneria spp. in freshwater environments.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-eelgrass-en-noun-NDBKX0IN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (aquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria): vallisneeria (Estonian), vallisneria (Finnish), vallisneria (Swedish) Translations (marine plant of the genus Zostera): merihein (Estonian), ajokas (Finnish), теңізшөп (teñızşöp) (Kazakh), karepō (Maori), nana (Maori), rimurehia (Maori), milearach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), bandtång [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'aquatic plant of the genus Vallisneria': 26 35 39 Disambiguation of 'marine plant of the genus Zostera': 40 46 15

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