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Definition of Elodea
1. Noun. Submerged freshwater perennials.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Hydrocharidaceae, Family Hydrocharitaceae, Frog's-bit Family, Frogbit Family, Hydrocharidaceae, Hydrocharitaceae
Member holonyms: Waterweed
Definition of Elodea
1. Noun. Any of several underwater freshwater perennials, of the genus ''Elodea'', that have grasslike leaves; ditchmoss or pondweed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elodea
1. an aquatic herb [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elodea
Literary usage of Elodea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"In the leaf cells of elodea the dye remains in solution ... 94, 1900. in the
elodea cells it is always bright red in color. This suggested that within the ..."
2. Aquatic Microscopy for Beginners: Or, Common Objects from the Ponds and Ditches by Alfred Cheatham Stokes (1918)
"I have seen these Diatoms so profusely developed on a leaf of elodea Canadensis,
that they were in contact with one another by their margins, ..."
3. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1911)
"With the progressive growth of elodea the upper leaves are the only ones upon which
... In August, elodea may be four feet high, but only the upper foot has ..."
4. The Annals of Horticulture (1848)
"... or by division of the plant. kept just flooded. It is propagated by seeds, or
viviparous shoots, or by division bf the plant. elodea.—Two stove species. ..."