eelgrass

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
  2. noun submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia

Etymology

From eel + grass.

In classic literature

Synonyms

grass wrack, sea wrack, Zostera marina

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