eelgrass

noun

eel·grass | \ ˈēl-ˌgras

Definition of eelgrass

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 So the researchers had a wild idea: Why not reseed the historic eelgrass beds? — Shane Gross; Text By Katherine Harmon Courage, Smithsonian Magazine, "Prairies of the Sea," 18 Nov. 2020 Soon new eelgrass meadows spread rapidly on their own; today, new growth covers nearly 13 square miles. — Shane Gross; Text By Katherine Harmon Courage, Smithsonian Magazine, "Prairies of the Sea," 18 Nov. 2020 Beginning in 1999, Orth and others dispersed 74.5 million eelgrass seeds into 536 restoration plots covering an area of close to a square mile. — Shane Gross; Text By Katherine Harmon Courage, Smithsonian Magazine, "Prairies of the Sea," 18 Nov. 2020 Grab a mask, then dive down into the eelgrass just two to three miles off shore. — al, "Swim with manatees in this charming Florida town," 16 Oct. 2019 As the otter population grew, eelgrass and other native species thrived. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "An unlikely savior for California’s coastal ecosystems: orphaned sea otters," 23 Sep. 2019 With this new project, the Navy expects to remove at least 1.6 acres of eelgrass, but will in turn plant 6.1 new acres. — Daniel Langhorne, Daily Pilot, "Navy awards $154 million construction contract to modernize Seal Beach base," 5 Sep. 2019 The first, narrow, shady part of the tube run eventually gives way to open expanses with patches of water lettuce and underwater eelgrass swaying with the current. — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, "Ichetucknee Springs provides visitors a 3-hour natural lazy river tube run," 13 Aug. 2019 According to a Navy report, biologists surveying the bottom of Anaheim Bay recently found 11.7 acres of eelgrass, which is protected habitat under state and federal laws. — Daniel Langhorne, Daily Pilot, "Navy awards $154 million construction contract to modernize Seal Beach base," 5 Sep. 2019

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