Akademik

Brasenia
noun
alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae
Syn: ↑genus Brasenia
Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Cabombaceae, ↑subfamily Cabombaceae, ↑water-shield family
Member Meronyms: ↑water-shield, ↑Brasenia schreberi, ↑water-target

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\\brəˈsēnēə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin
: a monotypic genus of widely distributed aquatic plants (family Nymphaeaceae) with floating oval leaves and small dull-purple flowers — see water shield

Useful english dictionary. 2012.