ˌapə(ˌ)nōˈjēˌtän noun
Etymology: New Latin, from apono- (probably from Latin Aponus, hot mineral spring near Padua in northeastern Italy) + Greek geitōn neighbor
1. capitalized : a genus (coextensive with the family Aponogetonaceae) of 25 species of Old World aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) with oblong often skeletonized leaves and small spicate flowers — see lattice plant
2. -s : a plant of the genus Aponogeton
• ap·o·no·ge·to·na·ceous |apə(ˌ)nōˌjēd.ə-ˈnāshəs adjective