Zostera \Zos"te*ra\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the {Naiadace[ae]}, or Pondweed family. {Zostera marina} is commonly known as {sea wrack}, and {eelgrass}.
Zostera n : (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants [syn: {genus Zostera}]