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; "Angiospermae" - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Zosteraceae - family

Hyponyms

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

References

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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