e|lo|de|a

e|lo|de|a «uh LOH dee uh», noun, plural -de|as.

any one of a genus of American plants of the frogbit family, that grow submerged in water and have branching stems densely covered with leaves that grow even more crowded toward the tip; waterweed. Elodeas are commonly used in aquariums to keep the oxygen balance in the water.

╂[< New Latin Elodea the genus name < Greek helōdēs marshy < helos marsh]