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# seagrass

«seagrass» in Mova's school dictionary: **a flowering plant that grows underwater in shallow seas…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (seagrass, uncountable; seagrasses for kinds)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Seagrass is a flowering plant that grows underwater in shallow seas, forming green meadows on the sea floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagrass/#m1)

2) Seagrass is also a strong grass-like material used to weave mats and baskets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagrass/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on habitats it is a home and food for animals such as dugongs, manatees, turtles, seahorses and baby fish; seagrass meadows also store a lot of carbon and calm the waves. Unlike seaweed, seagrass has roots, leaves and flowers. Phrases: «seagrass meadow», «seagrass bed», «protect the seagrass».

### examples

- Dugongs graze on seagrass like cows on grass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagrass/#x1)
- Seagrass meadows are nurseries for baby fish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagrass/#x2)
- Seagrass has roots, stems and even flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagrass/#x3)
- Boat anchors can tear up seagrass beds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagrass/#x4)
- Shark Bay in Western Australia has huge seagrass meadows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagrass/#x5)
- Our kitchen has a seagrass mat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagrass/#x6)
- Seagrass helps store carbon from the air. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagrass/#x7)

### note

Usually uncountable (seagrass), sometimes «seagrasses» for different kinds. Trap: seagrass is not seaweed; seaweeds are algae with no true roots or flowers. Also written «sea grass».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «seagrass» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagrass/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.