: 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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Indoor wicker furniture is often made from rattan, cane, seagrass, bamboo, and husks, while outdoor wicker furniture uses synthetic and plastic fibers to withstand moisture and extreme weather.
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Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2024
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Ancient relative of the great white shark
Most species of Ptychodus lived between 100 and 80 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 15 July 2024
But soon my guide expertly points out a scallop shell slyly nestled in the seagrass, only distinguishable by its glowing blue eyes, and quickly dives down and scoops up the white shell.
—Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
In the Indian River Lagoon, on the state's east coast, more than 1,000 manatees died from 2020 to 2022, many of them starving from a lack of healthy seagrass after years of massive algal blooms.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
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Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2024
Related article How tiger sharks wearing cameras revealed the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem
Ancient relative of the great white shark
Most species of Ptychodus lived between 100 and 80 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 15 July 2024
But soon my guide expertly points out a scallop shell slyly nestled in the seagrass, only distinguishable by its glowing blue eyes, and quickly dives down and scoops up the white shell.
—Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
In the Indian River Lagoon, on the state's east coast, more than 1,000 manatees died from 2020 to 2022, many of them starving from a lack of healthy seagrass after years of massive algal blooms.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
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“Seagrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seagrass. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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