Akademik

Zosteraceae

noun

used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae

• Syn: ↑family Zosteraceae, ↑eelgrass family

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Naiadales, ↑order Naiadales, ↑Alismales, ↑order Alismales

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\\ˌzästəˈrāsēˌē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Zostera + -aceae

in some classifications : a family of widely distributed marine or aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) that is nearly or exactly equivalent to Potamogetonaceae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.