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elodea

[ ih-loh-dee-uh ]

/ ɪˈloʊ di ə /

noun

any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.

Also called anacharis, ditchmoss, waterweed.

Origin of elodea

< New Latin (1803), equivalent to Greek ( h)elṓd(ēs) marshy (derivative of hélos marsh; see -ode¹) + New Latin -ea -ea

Words nearby elodea

elmira, elmont, elmwood park, elocute, elocution, elodea, elohim, elohism, elohist, eloign, eloise

Example sentences from the Web for elodea

To see this the whole leaf of Elodea, or a section of that of Vallisneria, may be used.

Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany |Douglas Houghton Campbell
Very many thanks about the Elodea, which case interests me much.

More Letters of Charles Darwin |Charles Darwin
The bacterial dance is therefore evidence of the act of assimilation carried on by the Elodea leaf.

Rustic Sounds |Francis Darwin