Ceratophyllum

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Ceratophyllum - constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornwortsgenus Ceratophyllummagnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiospermsCeratophyllaceae, family Ceratophyllaceae - coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornwortshornwort - any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams

Ceratophyllum

(hornwort), a genus of plants of the family Ceratophyllaceae. The perennial underwater herbs have thin, branching stems reaching 1–1.5 m in length. The perianth of the staminate flowers is whitish and generally consists of 12 sections; the perianth of the pistillate flowers is greenish and has nine or ten sections. There are about ten species of Ceratophyllum, distributed throughout the world. The USSR has six to eight species, including C. demersum and C. submersum, which grow in stagnant and slowly moving waters. Hornworts serve as food for fish and waterfowl.

Ceratophyllum

noun

Synonyms for Ceratophyllum

noun constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts

Synonyms

genus Ceratophyllum

Related Words

magnoliid dicot genus
Ceratophyllaceae
family Ceratophyllaceae
hornwort

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