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water milfoil — n. any of a genus (Myriophyllum, family Haloragaceae) of graceful, feathery dicotyledonous plants (order Haloragales) growing under water: used in aquariums … English World dictionary
water milfoil — any of various aquatic plants, chiefly of the genus Myriophyllum, the submerged leaves of which are very finely divided. [1570 80] * * * ▪ plant any member of the genus Myriophyllum (family Haloragaceae), about 45 widely distributed species of… … Universalium
water milfoil — noun Date: 1578 any of a genus (Myriophyllum of the family Haloragaceae) of aquatic herbs with finely pinnate submersed leaves … New Collegiate Dictionary
family Haloragaceae — noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales • Syn: ↑Haloragidaceae, ↑family Haloragidaceae, ↑Haloragaceae, ↑water milfoil family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family … Useful english dictionary
family Haloragidaceae — noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales • Syn: ↑Haloragidaceae, ↑Haloragaceae, ↑family Haloragaceae, ↑water milfoil family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family … Useful english dictionary
dicot family — noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑magnoliopsid family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family, ↑hamamelid dicot family, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
magnoliopsid family — noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑dicot family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family, ↑hamamelid dicot family, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of Canadian plants by family H — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Haemodoraceae * Lachnanthes caroliana Carolina redroot Haloragaceae * Myriophyllum alterniflorum… … Wikipedia
Myriophyllum — noun chiefly monoecious and usually aquatic herbs (as the milfoils) • Syn: ↑genus Myriophyllum • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Haloragidaceae, ↑family Haloragidaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Saxifragales — ▪ plant order Introduction the saxifrage order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, consisting of 16 families, 112 genera, and nearly 2,500 species. It belongs to the core eudicots, and, although its phylogenetic position is not well resolved, it … Universalium
