Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several submersed marine plants of the genus Zostera, having straplike leaves and found along northern and southern temperate coasts worldwide.
- noun Any of several submersed freshwater plants of the genus Vallisneria, having long flat or twisted leaves and often grown as aquarium plants.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A grass-like naiadaceous marine plant, Zostera marina.
- noun The wild celery, Vallisneria spiralis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A plant (
Zostera marina ), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow
bays along theNorth Atlantic coast.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
- noun submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia
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Examples
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In the Multi-Use Area, which constitutes nearly two-thirds of the planning area, strong new protections are established for critical species like rare marine mammals and avifauna and for critical habitat such as eelgrass beds and submerged rocky areas.
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Caught in the middle is the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board, which floats a possible compromise - list Japanese eelgrass as a noxious weed but only on commercial shellfish beds.
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Caught in the middle is the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board, which floats a possible compromise - list Japanese eelgrass as a noxious weed but only on commercial shellfish beds.
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Japanese eelgrass has a devastating impact on yields
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Marine biologists believe the Asian eelgrass was most likely brought to Washington State decades ago in shipments of oysters from Japan.
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While exploding microalgal populations deprive the eelgrass of light, larger algae, such as sea lettuce, multiply, sink to the bottom, decay, and smother eelgrass and fish habitat.
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While exploding microalgal populations deprive the eelgrass of light, larger algae, such as sea lettuce, multiply, sink to the bottom, decay, and smother eelgrass and fish habitat.
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The eelgrass might also stabilize eroding beaches.
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While exploding microalgal populations deprive the eelgrass of light, larger algae, such as sea lettuce, multiply, sink to the bottom, decay, and smother eelgrass and fish habitat.
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But more importantly, in their efforts to eradicate Japanese eelgrass, there is a very high probability they could be eradicating native eelgrass, says the Sierra Club's Laura Hendricks.
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