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e·lo·de·a

 (ĭ-lō′dē-ə)
n.
Any of various small, submersed plants of the genus Elodea, having narrow, whorled or opposite leaves and small axillary flowers.
[New Latin Elōdea, genus name, from Greek helōdēs, marshy, from helos, marsh.]
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elodea

(ɛˈləʊdɪə)
n
(Plants) any of several aquatic plants of the genus Elodea of the family Hydrocharidaceae that are native to both North and South America and which have grasslike leaves
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Noun1.elodea - submerged freshwater perennialsElodea - submerged freshwater perennials  
ditchmoss, genus Elodea, pondweed
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
family Hydrocharidaceae, family Hydrocharitaceae, frogbit family, frog's-bit family, Hydrocharidaceae, Hydrocharitaceae - simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
waterweed - a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea
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