: any of various submerged monocotyledonous plants (such as eelgrass, tape grass, and turtle grass) of tropical to temperate usually shallow coastal waters that have narrow grasslike leaves and often form dense underwater meadows
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If replacing your white carpet isn't an option right now, add visual interest by layering a seagrass rug over the carpet.
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Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
The changes then alter the distribution of species and damages ecosystems such as reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds and kelp forests.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026
Smith vowed to consider introducing legislation after a Tampa Bay Times investigation last year revealed how pollution imperils hundreds of Florida waterways, including the Indian River Lagoon, where manatees starved to death when seagrass disappeared.
—Bethany Barnes, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
The lagoon is the most biologically diverse estuary on the nation’s east coast, but the manatees, birds and fish that call it home are suffering dramatically from the death of seagrass and the abundance of noxious algae that thrive on polluted water.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
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Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
The changes then alter the distribution of species and damages ecosystems such as reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds and kelp forests.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026
Smith vowed to consider introducing legislation after a Tampa Bay Times investigation last year revealed how pollution imperils hundreds of Florida waterways, including the Indian River Lagoon, where manatees starved to death when seagrass disappeared.
—Bethany Barnes, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
The lagoon is the most biologically diverse estuary on the nation’s east coast, but the manatees, birds and fish that call it home are suffering dramatically from the death of seagrass and the abundance of noxious algae that thrive on polluted water.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Seagrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seagrass. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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