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: 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
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Nutrient pollution and human development had set off algae blooms that choked out any other plants in the water—including the eelgrass that manatees rely on.
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
Aquatic vegetation like eelgrass, hydrilla and duckweed are crucial to the ecology of a spring.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
In the bay, the species most at risk are eelgrass, a type of plant that many ocean species use as a habitat, and the fish, birds and green sea turtles that use that eelgrass as a source of food and shelter.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2024
In addition to its role as a habitat and nursery, eelgrass is a natural water filter that helps maintain good air and water quality.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2024
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
Aquatic vegetation like eelgrass, hydrilla and duckweed are crucial to the ecology of a spring.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
In the bay, the species most at risk are eelgrass, a type of plant that many ocean species use as a habitat, and the fish, birds and green sea turtles that use that eelgrass as a source of food and shelter.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2024
In addition to its role as a habitat and nursery, eelgrass is a natural water filter that helps maintain good air and water quality.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2024
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eelgrass
noun
eel·grass
ˈē(ə)l-ˌgras 
: a saltwater plant that is a monocotyledon and has long ribbonlike leaves
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