Definition of Potamogeton crispus

1. Noun. European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California.

Exact synonyms: Curled Leaf Pondweed, Curly Pondweed
Generic synonyms: Pondweed
Group relationships: Genus Potamogeton, Potamogeton

Lexicographical Neighbors of Potamogeton Crispus

Posh
Poshto
Post-It
Post-Zionism
Post-Zionist
Post-impressionist
Postal Rate Commission
Postimpressionist
Postmaster General
Postum
Potamogale velox
Potamogalidae
Potamogeton
Potamogeton americanus
Potamogeton crispus (current term)
Potamogeton gramineous
Potamogeton nodosus
Potamogetonaceae
Potamophis
Potamophis striatula
Potawatomi
Potawatomis
Potemkin village
Potemkin villages
Potentilla
Potentilla anserina
Potenza
Poterium
Poterium sanguisorba

Literary usage of Potamogeton crispus

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

1. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun, F. W. Oliver (1895)
"In the Curled Pondweed (Potamogeton crispus), a plant which lives submerged in ponds and slow running ..."

2. Glimpses of the Cosmos by Lester Frank Ward (1913)
"Potamogeton crispus, L. Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. 92. Potamogeton gramineus, L. The commonest form. (Europe.) 93. Potamogeton gramineus, L. ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Potamogeton crispus L. Curly pondweed Herbaceous perennial, rooted submergent aquatic Lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. Potamogeton diversifolius Raf. ..."

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