Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seagrass

/ˈsiˌɡɹæs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: sea-grass
IPA: /ˈsiˌɡɹæs/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various grass-like marine plants that grow underwater in salt water.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They are not seen again until they arrive as larger juveniles in shallow coastal waters, where they dine on seagrass and algae."
"There has been some investigation into the potential of seaweeds as a carbon store, and although more is needed, one study says that seaweed habitats are believed to be the most productive of all coastal vegetated ecosystems, and suggested that the world’s seaweed sequesters as much carbon as all the planet’s seagrass meadows, saltmarshes and mangroves combined."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sea Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *grasą Proto-West Germanic *gras Old English græs Middle English gras English grass English seagrass From sea + grass.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsiˌɡɹæs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

seagrasses (plural) sea-grass (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce seagrass?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiˌɡɹæs/.
What does seagrass mean?: Any of various grass-like marine plants that grow underwater in salt water.
Where does seagrass come from?: Etymology tree English sea Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *grasą Proto-West Germanic *gras Old English græs Middle English gras English grass English seagrass From sea + grass.

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