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e·lo·de·a
/
ɪˈloʊ
di
ə
/
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[
ih-
loh
-dee-
uh
]
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noun
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus
Elodea,
having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
Also called
anacharis
,
ditchmoss,
waterweed
.
Origin:
<
Neo-Latin
(1803), equivalent to
Greek
(
h
)
elṓd
(
ēs
) marshy (derivative of
hélos
marsh; see
-ode
1
) +
Neo-Latin
-ea
-ea
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elodea
noun
submerged freshwater perennials
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