zostera Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants
    genus Zostera.

WordNet

Zos"te*ra noun
Etymology
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Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Naiadaceæ, or Pondweed family. Zostera marina is commonly known as sea wrack, and eelgrass.

Webster 1913