zosterahttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zostera_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezostera, n.
First published 1921; not fully revised

zosteranoun

Botany.
  1. 1819–
    A marine plant of the genus so named, esp. grasswrack, Z. marina.
    1. 1819
      The kernel of Zostera is an oblong oval.
      J. Lindley, translation of L.-C. Richard, Observations on Structure of Fruits & Seeds 54
    2. 1855
      The delicate green ribbons of the Zostera (the only English flowering plant which grows beneath the sea).
      C. Kingsley, Glaucus 57
    3. 1858
      The thin line of dry Zostera to be met with at high-water mark.
      Phytologist November 601
    4. 1865
      I have found it often in Zostera beds at low tide.
      Mrs. L. L. Clarke, Common Seaweeds ii. 30

zostera, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zostera, n. was last modified in December 2024.