SPIRODELA


Meaning of SPIRODELA in English

ˌspīrəˈdēlə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from spir- + -dela (from Greek dēlos visible, evident); from the fact that the spiral vessels are visible through the transparent tissues — more at adel-

: a genus of aquatic plants (family Lemnaceae) having a membranous spathe and a thallus with a cluster of several rootlets — see great duckweed

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