HyperDic: sea_wrack

English > 2 senses of the expression sea wrack:
NOUNplantsea wrack, eelgrass, grass wrack, Zostera marinasubmerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
animalsea wrack, wrackgrowth / growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp
English > sea wrack: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningsubmerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts.
Synonymseelgrass, grass wrack, Zostera marina
Member ofZostera, genus Zostera(or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants
Broaderaquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plantA plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus / lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
English > sea wrack: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaninggrowth / growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp.
Synonymwrack
Broaderseaweedplant growing in the sea, especially marine algae

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