seagrass

noun

sea·​grass ˈsē-ˌgras How to pronounce seagrass (audio)
: 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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Mendoza sided with the environmental group Bear Warriors United, which argued that wastewater discharges into the lagoon led to the demise of seagrass, a key food source for manatees, and resulted in deaths and other harm to manatees. News Service Of Florida, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 May 2025 Help Volusia County collect data on the presence or absence of seagrass in Mosquito Lagoon during this group paddle. Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025 Researchers said the seagrass beds in the region — Halophila ovalis, or paddleweed — were thriving, which is a sign of long-term food security for the dugongs. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025 Most officials linked the deaths to the die-off of seagrass in the lagoon that year, which many experts connect to polluted water. Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seagrass

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First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seagrass was in 1578

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“Seagrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seagrass. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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