pondweed — [pänd′wēd΄] n. any of a genus (Potamogeton) of water plants of the pondweed family, having submerged or floating leaves and spikes of inconspicuous flowers adj. designating a family (Potamogetonaceae, order Najadales) of monocotyledonous water… … English World dictionary
pondweed — ► NOUN ▪ a submerged aquatic plant of still or running water … English terms dictionary
pondweed — noun Date: 1578 any of a genus (Potamogeton of the family Potamogetonaceae, the pondweed family) of aquatic plants with jointed usually rooting stems, floating or submerged leaves, and spikes of greenish flowers … New Collegiate Dictionary
pondweed — /pond weed /, n. any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, most species of which grow in ponds and quiet streams. [1570 80; POND + WEED1] * * * ▪ plant any of several cosmopolitan freshwater plants sometimes grown in ponds or aquariums.… … Universalium
pondweed — noun Any plant of the genus Potamogeton, that grows in ponds or similar aquatic conditions; extended to other similar plants. If you have to clear out any pondweed, make sure you leave it by the water’s edge before composting it so that any… … Wiktionary
pondweed — /ˈpɒndwid / (say pondweed) noun any of the aquatic plants constituting the genus Potamogeton, most of which grow in ponds and quiet streams …
pondweed — elodėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vandeplūkinių (Hydrocharitaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Elodea). atitikmenys: lot. Elodea angl. ditch moss; pondweed; waterweed vok. Wasserpest rus. элодея lenk. moczarka … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
pondweed family — noun plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae • Syn: ↑Potamogetonaceae, ↑family Potamogetonaceae • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Naiadales … Useful english dictionary
pondweed — n. immersed aquatic plant which grows in ponds and still waters … English contemporary dictionary
pondweed — noun a submerged aquatic plant of still or running water. [Many species, especially in the genus Potamogeton.] … English new terms dictionary