eelgrass

noun

eel·​grass ˈēl-ˌgras 

1

: a submerged long-leaved monocotyledonous marine plant (Zostera marina) that is found especially in coastal temperate waters and whose dried stems and leaves are used especially as packing material in woven goods

2

: tape grass

Examples of eelgrass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Members of the Heiltsuk Nation, an Indigenous government in the province of British Columbia, had placed the traps to capture invasive green crabs that destroy eelgrass habitats which support marine life and decimate the clam, herring and salmon populations the tribe depends on for food. —Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 18 Nov. 2025

There’s no eelgrass restoration. —Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025

On a summer morning, few experiences rival floating down this glassy waterway in an inner tube, surrounded by fish, wading birds, and waving eelgrass below the surface. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025

Many game-fish species spawn in the waving beds of eelgrass and other species. —Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for eelgrass

• alas
• amass
• bromegrass
• bypass
• chagas
• crabgrass
• crevasse
• eyeglass
• groundmass
• harass
• impasse
• jackass

Kids Definition

eelgrass

noun

eel·​grass ˈē(ə)l-ˌgras 

: a saltwater plant that is a monocotyledon and has long ribbonlike leaves