elodea

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e·lo·de·a

E0095400 (ĭ-lō′dē-ə)n. Any of various small, submersed plants of the genus Elodea, having narrow, whorled or opposite leaves and small axillary flowers.

[New Latin Elōdea, genus name, from Greek helōdēs, marshy, from helos, marsh.]

elodea

(ɛˈləʊdɪə) n (Plants) any of several aquatic plants of the genus Elodea of the family Hydrocharidaceae that are native to both North and South America and which have grasslike leaves

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Elodea - submerged freshwater perennials ditchmoss, genus Elodea, pondweedliliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedfamily Hydrocharidaceae, family Hydrocharitaceae, frogbit family, frog's-bit family, Hydrocharidaceae, Hydrocharitaceae - simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributedwaterweed - a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea

Elodea

(waterweed), a genus of perennial aquatic herbs of the family Hydrocharitaceae. The stems are submerged; the leaves are in whorls. There are about ten species, native to the Americas. E. canadensis is found as an import in many regions of the world; in the USSR it occurs in stagnant and sluggish waters in the European portion and Western Siberia. Only female plants are known; they are noted for very rapid vegetative propagation. Extensive growths of the plant obstruct navigation and fishing. The green parts are used as animal feed and fertilizer. Some species are grown in aquariums.

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noun submerged freshwater perennials

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