seagrass
noun[CorU]
(alsosea grass)uk/ˈsiː.ɡrɑːs/us/ˈsiː.ɡræs/aplantsimilartograssthatgrowsin thesea:
Seagrasses are abuildingblockof ahealthyecosystem.
Thebedsofnativeseagrass areimportantbreedinggroundsforfish.
- Thereefispatchyrockamongfieldsof seagrass andwhitesand.
- Theythoughtthewaterthere was toodeepfor seagrass.
- Seagrassespreventsedimentsfrombecomingsuspendedin thewater.
Water & marsh plants, bushes & trees
- algae
- Andromeda
- blue-green algae
- bulrush
- dasima
- kelp
- kombu
- laver
- lotus
- mangrove
- plankton
- pond life
- pond scum
- reed
- reedy
- rice
- rush
- spirogyra
- spirulina
- water lily