Zostera

noun

Zos·​te·​ra

zäˈstirə

: a small genus of widely distributed marine plants (family Potamogetonaceae) with branching stems, distichous leaves, and monoecious flowers that are borne in a spadix see eelgrass

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek zōstēr girdle, a seaweed

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