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Webster 1913 Edition
Zostera
‖
Zos′te-ra
,Noun.
[NL.]
(Bot.)
A genus of plants of the
Naiadaceae
, or Pondweed family. Zostera marina
is commonly known as sea wrack
, and eelgrass
. Definition 2024
Zostera
Zostera
See also: zostera
Translingual
Zostera marina
Proper noun
Zostera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Zosteraceae – the seagrasses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Alismatales - order; Zosteraceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Zostera marina - type species; Zostera japonica - selected other species; for others see Zostera at The Plant List