| a freshwater plant, Vallisneria spiralis, that has long, ribbonlike leaves and grows under water. |
eel·grass  (ēl'grās')  n. Any of several submersed aquatic plants of the genus Vallisneria. Also called tape grass, wild celery. |
| wild celery n. See eelgrass. |
wild celery
(Apium graveolens), wild celery; strongly scented, erect, biennial herb of the carrot family (Apiaceae, or Umbelliferae) widely distributed in moist places within the temperate zones, and grown for use as a flavouring similar to celery. In traditional medicine, smallage roots are used as a carminative and its leaf stalks as a soothing tea
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