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turtle grass

noun

Definition of turtle grass

: a submerged monocotyledonous marine plant (Thalassia testudinum of the family Hydrocharitaceae) of the coasts of Florida and the West Indies having long ribbonlike leaves

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Then in 2013, acres of turtle grass that once grew in gin clear water in the secluded Tuttle basin began dying, raising concerns that storm run-off from increased flooding, coupled with rising salinity tied to sea rise, was worsening conditions. — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, "The hurricane sent foul water from the sewers into Biscayne Bay. What happens now?," 22 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of turtle grass

1735, in the meaning defined above

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