单词 | potamogeton |
释义 | potamogeton/ˌpɒtəmə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːtɒn/ /ˌpɒtəmə(ʊ)ˈɡiːtɒn/Botany noun Originally: any of several kinds of aquatic plant (not identified). Later: specifically (Potamogeton) a cosmopolitan genus of aquatic plants with submerged and sometimes floating leaves (family Potamogetonaceae); (also potamogeton) any of various plants of this genus; a pondweed.
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From post-classical Latin potamogeton, variant (e.g. in 16th-cent. editions of Pliny) of classical Latin potamogītōn (Pliny) from Hellenistic Greek ποταμογείτων pondweed from ancient Greek ποταμός river + γείτων neighbour. |
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