tape grass

tape grass

n. See eelgrass.

tape grass

n (Plants) any of several submerged freshwater plants of the genus Vallisneria, esp V. spiralis, of warm temperate regions, having ribbon-like leaves: family Hydrocharitaceae

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tape grass - submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and AustraliaVallisneria spiralis, wild celery, eelgrassgenus Vallisneria, Vallisneria - eelgrass; eel grassaquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant - a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth