Definition of Brasenia schreberi

1. Noun. Aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums.

Exact synonyms: Water-shield, Water-target
Generic synonyms: Water Lily
Group relationships: Brasenia, Genus Brasenia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brasenia Schreberi

Brandy
Brangelina
Branham's sign
Branhamella
Branhamella catarrhalis
Brannock Device
Brannock Devices
Branson
Branta
Branta bernicla
Branta canadensis
Branta leucopsis
Braque
Brasdor's method
Brasenia
Brasenia schreberi (current term)
Brasil
Brasilia

Literary usage of Brasenia schreberi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
"1690. Brasenia purpurea (Michx.) Gasp, in Engl. & Franti. Nat. Pfl. Fam. 3: Part 2, 6 (1890). Brasenia schreberi Gmel. Syst. 2: 853 (1796), name only. ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William MacKinley Klein (1993)
"... CABOMBACEAE > Brasenia schreberi JFGmel. Purple wen-dock; Water-shield Herbaceous perennial, floating-leaf aquatic Quiet water of lakes and streams. ..."

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