Zostera

See also: zostera

Translingual

Zostera marina

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Zostera f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Zosteraceae – 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