elodeid

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) < ἕλος (hélos, “marsh”)

Noun

elodeid (plural elodeids)

1. (botany) A stem plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged, or with only its flowers above the waterline.

Hypernyms

• hydrophyte

Related terms

• Elodea

Translations

type of plant

• Finnish: uposkasvi, uposlehtinen kasvi

Anagrams

• deoiled