elodeid

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Etymology

From translingual Elodea, from Ancient Greek ἑλώδης (helṓdēs, “marshy”), from ἕλος (hélos, “marsh”)

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elodeid (plural elodeids)

  1. (botany) A stem plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged, or with only its flowers above the waterline.

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