genus Potamogeton

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genus Potamogeton - a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the waterPotamogetonliliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedfamily Potamogetonaceae, pondweed family, Potamogetonaceae - plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceaecurled leaf pondweed, curly pondweed, Potamogeton crispus - European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and CaliforniaPotamogeton gramineous, variously-leaved pondweed - of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United Statesloddon pondweed, Potamogeton americanus, Potamogeton nodosus - pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe