turtle grass
plant
Also known as: Thalassia
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- In Hydrocharitaceae
Turtle grass (Thalassia species) is often washed ashore in such quantities following storms at sea that it is collected and used as a fertilizer. Hydrilla verticillata, the sole member of its genus, is a troublesome aquatic weed in many places.
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