藻も草ぐさ

noun

water plant; seaweed; algae

General term for aquatic plants, including seaweed and algae, found in ponds, rivers, or the sea.

• 池いけの藻も草ぐさが増ふえすぎて、魚さかなが泳およぎにくそうだ。

  The water plants in the pond have grown too much, making it hard for the fish to swim.

• 海かい岸がんに打うち上あげられた藻も草ぐさを集あつめて肥ひ料りょうにした。

  We gathered the seaweed washed up on the shore and used it as fertilizer.