Definition of Spirodela polyrrhiza

1. Noun. Cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some oceanic islands.

Exact synonyms: Great Duckweed, Water Flaxseed
Generic synonyms: Duckweed
Group relationships: Genus Spirodela, Spirodela

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spirodela Polyrrhiza

Spiranthes porrifolia
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Spiranthes spiralis
Spirillaceae
Spirillum minus
Spirit
Spirit of God
Spiritism
Spiritual
Spiritual Jewel
Spirituals
Spirocerca lupi
Spirochaeta obermeieri
Spirochaeta plicatilis
Spirodela
Spirodela polyrrhiza
Spirograph
Spirometra mansoni
Spirometra mansonoides
Spirula peronii
Spirulidae
Spitfire
Spitsbergen
Spitz
Spitz nevus
Spitzbergen
Spitzenburgh
Spitzenburghs
Spitzer's theory
Spitzka's marginal tract

Literary usage of Spirodela polyrrhiza

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Geology of Wisconsin: Survey of 1873-1879 by Wisconsin Chief Geologist (1883)
"... Torr. minor, Linn. rotundifolia, Pursh. (Habenaria " var. trinervis, Austin. Orchis spectabilis, Linn, spirodela polyrrhiza, Schleid. ..."

2. Flora australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory. by George Bentham, Ferdinand von Mueller (1878)
"... than most species and often darker coloured, emitting tion only very imperfectly known, the ovary said to have 2 erect ovules.—spirodela polyrrhiza ..."

3. Report (1904)
"583. Vallisneria spiralis, L. Lakes; thrown up on the beach by the waves of Lake Michigan. 584. Pontederia cordata, L. 585. spirodela polyrrhiza, Schleid. ..."

4. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1898)
"... spirodela polyrrhiza Schleid. Fremont county. Ponds and sloughs; common. Lemna trisulca L. Fremont county. Ponds and sloughs; frequent. ..."

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