ðə nˈeɪm məlˈɪsoʊ ɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli jˈuːzd fɔːɹ vˈæskjʊlɚ plˈænts wˌɪtʃ ɡɹˈoʊ ɪn sˈeɪliːn wˈɔːɾɚ, kˈɔːld ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ sˈiːɡɹæsᵻz, bˌʌt ɪt kæn ˈɔːlsoʊ biː ɐplˈaɪd tə ðə mˈækɹoʊ ˈælɡiː ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ təɡˌɛðɚ wɪððə sˈiːɡɹæsᵻz.
The name moliço is generally used for vascular plants which grow in saline water, called in English  seagrasses, but it can also be applied to the macro algae growing together with the seagrasses.