genus zostera

Noun
  1. (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants (synset 112639285)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym: eelgrass, grass wrack, sea wrack, zostera marina - submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
    belongs to: family potamogetonaceae, pondweed family, potamogetonaceae - plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae
    same as: zostera

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