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eelgrass

/ˈilɡɹˌæs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
eel-grass
IPA
/ˈilɡɹˌæs/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From eel + grass.

Usage

Inflected Forms

eelgrasses (plural)

Phrases

eelgrass isopod

Synonyms

common eelgrass seawrack tape grass wild celery vallisneria spiralis grass wrack sea wrack zostera marina

Questions

How do you pronounce eelgrass?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈilɡɹˌæs/.
What does eelgrass mean?
Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
Where does eelgrass come from?
From eel + grass.

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