Meaning of ZOSTERA
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| Definition: | | [n] (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants |
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| Synonyms: | | genus Zostera |
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| See Also: | | eelgrass, family Potamogetonaceae, grass wrack, liliopsid genus, monocot genus, pondweed family, Potamogetonaceae, sea wrack, Zostera marina | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Zos"te*ra\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants of the {Naiadace[ae]}, or Pondweed family.
{Zostera marina} is commonly known as {sea wrack}, and
{eelgrass}.
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