elodea

[ih-loh-dee-uh]

noun

any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.

Origin of elodea

< New Latin (1803), equivalent to Greek (h)elṓd(ēs) marshy (derivative of hélos marsh; see -ode¹) + New Latin -ea -ea

Also called anacharis, ditchmoss, waterweed.

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Historical Examples of elodea

Very many thanks about the Elodea, which case interests me much.
More Letters of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
To see this the whole leaf of Elodea, or a section of that of Vallisneria, may be used.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany
Douglas Houghton Campbell
The bacterial dance is therefore evidence of the act of assimilation carried on by the Elodea leaf.
Rustic Sounds
Francis Darwin