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turtle grass
noun[ U ]
(alsoturtlegrass)uk /ˈtɜː.təl ˌɡrɑːs/ us /ˈtɝː.t̬əl ˌɡræs/
a kind of seagrass(= a plant similar to grass that grows in the sea) found in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico:
Turtle grass is the most common type of sea grass found in Florida waters.
Plants such as turtlegrass filter pollution, keeping the water clean.
Green turtles spend their early years feeding on turtle grass in shallow areas such as the Laguna Madre.
Millions of green turtles used to crop the turtlegrass.
Left ungrazed, the turtlegrass rotted, soaking up oxygen from the water and choking fish.
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