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, ↑order Naiadales, ↑Alismales, ↑order Alismales
• Member Meronyms:
↑pondweed, ↑Potamogeton, ↑genus Potamogeton, ↑Groenlandia, ↑genus Groenlandia, ↑Zostera, ↑genus Zostera
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.