genus zostera

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   (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants

   SynonymsZostera

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofPotamogetonaceae

Questions about genus zostera

What does genus zostera mean?

genus zostera means "(or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants".

What is another word for genus zostera?

Close synonyms include Zostera. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus zostera a common word?

genus zostera is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.