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PONDWEED
Elodea, genus Elodea, pondweed, ditchmoss
(noun) submerged freshwater perennials
pondweed
(noun) any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pondweed (countable and uncountable, plural pondweeds)
Any of several plants that grow in ponds or similar aquatic conditions
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(most commonly) Potamogeton, a diverse and worldwide genus
Elodea, found in North America
Aponogeton, in Africa, Asia and Australasia
opposite-leaved pondweed, Groenlandia densa, only plant of its genus, found chiefly in the Mediterranean region.
Charales, an order of green algae
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Source: Wiktionary
Pond"weed`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: Any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, of which many species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers. Choke pondweed, an American water weed (Anarcharis, or Elodea, Canadensis.) See Anacharis.
– Horned pondweed, the Zannichellia palustris, a slender, branching aquatic plant, having pointed nutlets.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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