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WATERLILIES |
Aquatic plants |
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SUBMERSED |
Being or growing under water, as the leaves of aquatic
plants. |
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WATER HYACINTH |
Either of several tropical aquatic plants of the
genus Eichhornia, related to the pickerel weed. |
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NATANT |
Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or
submersed, as those of many aquatic plants. |
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UTRICULARIA |
A genus of aquatic flowering plants, in which the
submersed leaves bear many little utricles, or ascidia. See Ascidium, |
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RUSH |
A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous
plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus. |
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AQUATIC |
Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming
in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls. |
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FEN |
Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with
water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants;
boggy land; moor; marsh. |
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AQUARIUM |
An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with
glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants
are kept. |
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NYMPHAEA |
A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white,
blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily
and the Egyptia lotus. |
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BLADDERWORT |
A genus (Utricularia) of aquatic or marshy plants,
which usually bear numerous vesicles in the divisions of the leaves.
These serve as traps for minute animals. See Ascidium. |
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VICTORIA |
A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen
Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its
large, spreading leaves ar... |
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WATER SPIDER |
An aquatic European spider (Argyoneta aquatica) which
constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on water plants. It
lives in a bell-s... |