noun
type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs
• Syn: ↑genus Eriocaulon
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Eriocaulaceae, ↑family Eriocaulaceae, ↑pipewort family
• Member Meronyms: ↑pipewort, ↑Eriocaulon aquaticum
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkȯˌlän\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus (the type of the family Eriocaulaceae) of widely distributed acaulescent herbs having flowers with glandular petals and 4 to 6 stamens
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Eriocaulon /-ō-köˈlon/ noun
(Gr kaulos stalk) the pipewort genus, giving name to the Eriocaul(on)āˈceae, a family of monocotyledons, related to the Bromelias
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Main Entry: ↑erio-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.