Genus Vallisneria (Noun)
Meaning
Eelgrass; eel grass.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Vallisneria is a genus of submerged aquatic plants in the hydrocharitaceae family commonly known as eelgrass or tapegrass.
- Vallisneria americana also known as wild celery or eelgrass is a species of aquatic plant that is native to fresh and brackish waters in eastern North America.
- The name eelgrass is particularly associated with Vallisneria americana in North America and with marine species like Zostera marina in other parts of the English-speaking world.
- Contrary to its common name eelgrass Vallisneria is not a true member of the seagrass family but rather a more primitive relative.
- Vallisneria americana a freshwater aquatic grass known as eelgrass is one of the three most common aquatic plants found in the Chesapeake Bay.