eelgrass

[ eel-gras, -grahs ]

/ ˈilˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs /

a grasslike marine plant, Zostera marina, having ribbonlike leaves.

tape grass.

Origin of eelgrass

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; eel + grass

eeg, eejit, eek, eel, eelblenny, eelgrass, eelpout, eelworm, eensy-weensy, eent, eeo

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

Zoology: The Science of Animal Life |Ernest Ingersoll
The sides of the vessel below the water line were incrusted with barnacles and eelgrass fully six inches thick!

Cappy Ricks |Peter B. Kyne
The eelgrass of the river was supposed to yield eels in a similar fashion.

The Meaning of Evolution |Samuel Christian Schmucker
Soon he was in the edge of the eelgrass and "catching crabs," first on one side, then on the other.

The Rise of Roscoe Paine |Joseph C. Lincoln

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

The Lobster Fishery of Maine. |John N. Cobb

eelgrass

/ (ˈiːlˌɡrɑːs) /

any of several perennial submerged marine plants of the genus Zostera, esp Z. marina, having grasslike leaves: family Zosteraceae

another name for tape grass