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Zannichellia

noun

horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae

• Syn: ↑genus Zannichellia

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Zannichelliaceae, ↑family Zannichelliaceae

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\\ˌzanəˈkelēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Gian Girolamo Zannichelli died 1729 Italian botanist + New Latin -ia

: a small genus of aquatic plants (family Potamogetonaceae) of wide distribution having branching capillary stems, small acute leaves, and axillary flowers which with the leaves are originally enclosed in a hyaline envelope — see horned pondweed

Useful english dictionary. 2012.