ZOSTER A

(Lat.), n. f. Zo2st(zost)-er(ar)'a3. From <OO-TT)'P. a girdle. Fr., zostere. 1. Sea-wrack; a genus of maritime herbs of the Zotsteracece, which are an order of monocotyledons now made a tribe (the Zosterece) of the Naiadacece. [a, 35.] 2. Of Alibert, see ZOSTER. Z. marina, Z. maritima. Fr., algue marine (ou des verriers, ou des vitriers). Ger., gemeiner Wa erriemen, Wier, Wirr, Meergras, Seegras. Gla -wrack of Atlantic shores, gra weed (or -wrack), glaziers' sea-weed, turtle-gra , bell-ware. The leaves are sometimes found on shores in the form of balls (see HALCYONIUM rotundum). They contain potash and a little iodine, and have been used as an antiscorbutic, [a, 35.] Z. med i terrane a. A Mediterranean species having the properties of Z. marina and sometimes forming similar balls. It is used for various economic purposes, [o, 35.] [s. 750]