Definition of Eleocharis

1. Noun. Sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths.

Exact synonyms: Genus Eleocharis
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Cyperaceae, Family Cyperaceae, Sedge Family
Member holonyms: Spike Rush

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eleocharis

Eleatics
Eleazar
Election Day
Elector
Electoral Palatinate
Electors
Electorship
Electorships
Electra
Electron Channeling Pattern
Electrophoridae
Electrophorus electric
Elena
Eleni
Eleocharis (current term)
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis dulcis
Eleocharis palustris
Eleonora Duse
Eleotridae
Elephantidae
Elephantine
Elephantopus
Elephas
Elephas maximus
Elettaria
Elettaria cardamomum
Eleusine
Eleusine coracana

Literary usage of Eleocharis

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

1. Glimpses of the Cosmos by Lester Frank Ward (1913)
"Eleocharis compressa, Sullivant. Northern New York to Ohio and Illinois. 139. ... Eleocharis intermedia, Schultes. New York and Pennsylvania to Illinois and ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Eleocharis diandra C.Wright FBW; Eleocharis obtusa (Willd. ... Eleocharis olivacea Torr. Capitate spike-rush Herbaceous perennial Wet pond margins and ..."

3. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"Eleocharis ACICULARIS (L.) R. Brown. Throughout the state. ... Columbus, Wm. C. Werner ; Cincinnati, JF James ( Cat) Eleocharis ..."

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