Zostera

See also: zostera

Translingual

Zostera marina

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζωστήρ (zōstḗr, “girdle, belt”), from ζώννυμι (zṓnnumi, “to gird”).

Proper noun

Zostera f

A taxonomic genus within the family Zosteraceae – the seagrasses.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Alismatales - order; Zosteraceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Zostera marina - type species; Zostera japonica - selected other species; for others see Zostera at The Plant List

Further reading

Zostera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zostera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Zostera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Zostera at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Zostera at Tropicos

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