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Definition of Hydrocharitaceae
1. Noun. Simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Alismales, Naiadales, Order Alismales, Order Naiadales
Member holonyms: Genus Hydrocharis, Hydrocharis, Genus Hydrilla, Genus Limnobium, Limnobium, Ditchmoss, Elodea, Genus Elodea, Pondweed, Egeria, Genus Egeria, Genus Vallisneria, Vallisneria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrocharitaceae
Literary usage of Hydrocharitaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pamphlets on Forestry in the Philippine Islands (1903)
"The flowers are white with a yellow center. This species is distributed in swamps
and muddy places from Luzon to Mindanao. Family Hydrocharitaceae Genus ..."
2. Morphology of Angiosperms: (Morphology of Spermatophytes. Part II) by John Merle Coulter, Charles Joseph Chamberlain (1903)
"... and Hydrocharitaceae, together containing about 235 species. Engler has set
apart the small family Triuridaceae, containing about 18 species, ..."
3. A Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger (1898)
"Family Hydrocharitaceae. —Flowers EPIGYNOUS, usually UNISEXUAL; ... The Hydrocharitaceae
are water-plants occurring in fresh water in all zones, ..."
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