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/riv"euhr weed'/, n.any of several chiefly tropical submerged aquatic plants of the genus Podostemum and related genera, growing in rapidly moving streams.[1665-75; RIVER1 + WEED1]
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riverweed — ☆ riverweed [riv′ər wēd΄] n. any of a genus (Podostemon, family Podostemaceae) of small, many branched, aquatic dicotyledonous plants (order Podostemales) adhering to stones by means of suckerlike roots … English World dictionary
riverweed — riv•er•weed [[t]ˈrɪv ərˌwid[/t]] n. pln any of several submerged aquatic plants of the genus Podostemum, family Podostemaceae, growing in rapid streams by clinging to stones with the roots • Etymology: 1665–75 … From formal English to slang
riverweed — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a plant of the genus Podostemon * * * /riv euhr weed /, n. any of several chiefly tropical submerged aquatic plants of the genus Podostemum and related genera, growing in rapidly moving streams. [1665 75; RIVER1 + WEED1] * * … Useful english dictionary
riverweed family — noun : podostemonaceae … Useful english dictionary
Podostemum ceratophyllum — ID 65663 Symbol Key POCE3 Common Name hornleaf riverweed Family Podostemaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, ND, NH,… … USDA Plant Characteristics
Podostemaceae — Taxobox name = Riverweed family image caption = Mourera fluviatilis regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Rosidae ordo = Malpighiales subordo = Podostemineae familia = Podostemaceae familia authority =… … Wikipedia
Podostemaceae — ▪ plant family riverweed family of dicotyledonous flowering plants in the order Malpighiales, with 48 genera and 270 species of aquatic plants that look like mosses, liverworts, algae, and even lichens and live on rocks in rushing rivers… … Universalium
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Etheostoma — Taxobox name = Etheostoma image wdith = 240px image caption = Etheostoma swaini regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Percidae genus = Etheostoma genus authority = Raf., 1819 subdivision ranks … Wikipedia
Darter (fish) — Darters Leopard darter, Percina pantherina Scientific classification Kingdom: Animal … Wikipedia
