zostera
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plantsSynonyms: Zosteragenus Zostera
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Zostera \Zos"te*ra\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Naiadaceae, or Pondweed family. Zostera marina is commonly known as sea wrack, and eelgrass. [1913 Webster]