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Brasenia

noun

alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae

• Syn: ↑genus Brasenia

• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cabombaceae, ↑subfamily Cabombaceae, ↑water-shield family

• Member Meronyms: ↑water-shield, ↑Brasenia schreberi, ↑water-target

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\\brəˈsēnēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin

: a monotypic genus of widely distributed aquatic plants (family Nymphaeaceae) with floating oval leaves and small dull-purple flowers — see water shield

Useful english dictionary. 2012.