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elodea definition

elo·dea (ē lō′dē ə, i-; el′ə dē′ə)

noun

any of a genus (Elodea) of submerged water plants of the frog's-bit family, with whorls of short, grasslike leaves: often used in aquariums because it releases large amounts of oxygen

Etymology: ModL < Gr helōdēs, swampy < helos, a swamp < IE base *selos- < Sans sáras-, a lake, pool

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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