elodeid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stem plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged, or with only its flowers above the waterline.

Word forms

elodeid elodeids

Etymology

From translingual Elodea, from Ancient Greek ἑλώδης (helṓdēs, “marshy”), from ἕλος (hélos, “marsh”)

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