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Definition of surfgrass

: a grasslike aquatic plant of the genus Phyllospadix (family Potamogetonaceae) living on rocky ocean shores and having narrow linear basal leaves and small dioecious flowers borne on the side of a flattened spadix

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“Surfgrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfgrass. Accessed 1 Mar. 2021.

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