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eelgrass

/eel-gras, -grahs/US // ˈilˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs //UK // (ˈiːlˌɡrɑːs) //

鳗鱼草,鳗草,鳝鱼草,鳗鲡草

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a grasslike marine plant, Zostera marina, having ribbonlike leaves.
    • : tape grass.

Examples

  • I came on wading through eelgrass and water until I reached a sandy beach.

  • Soon he was in the edge of the eelgrass and "catching crabs," first on one side, then on the other.

  • Young lobsters have also been found in eelgrass and on sandy bottoms in shallow water.

  • Then in the eelgrass there was a funny isopod, called Caprella.

  • Well, 't ain't the fust time I've clutched eelgrass an' tore it from its muddy bottom.