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eelgrass
[ eel-gras, -grahs ]
eelgrass
/ ˈiːlˌɡrɑːs /
noun
- any of several perennial submerged marine plants of the genus Zostera, esp Z. marina, having grasslike leaves: family Zosteraceae
- another name for tape grass
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I came on wading through eelgrass and water until I reached a sandy beach.
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Soon he was in the edge of the eelgrass and "catching crabs," first on one side, then on the other.
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Young lobsters have also been found in eelgrass and on sandy bottoms in shallow water.
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Then in the eelgrass there was a funny isopod, called Caprella.
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Well, 't ain't the fust time I've clutched eelgrass an' tore it from its muddy bottom.
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