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Definition of Frogbit family
1. Noun. Simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed.
Exact synonyms: Family Hydrocharidaceae, Family Hydrocharitaceae, Frog's-bit Family, Hydrocharidaceae, Hydrocharitaceae
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Alismales, Naiadales, Order Alismales, Order Naiadales
Member holonyms: Genus Hydrocharis, Hydrocharis, Genus Hydrilla, Genus Limnobium, Limnobium, Ditchmoss, Elodea, Genus Elodea, Pondweed, Egeria, Genus Egeria, Genus Vallisneria, Vallisneria
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Alismales, Naiadales, Order Alismales, Order Naiadales
Member holonyms: Genus Hydrocharis, Hydrocharis, Genus Hydrilla, Genus Limnobium, Limnobium, Ditchmoss, Elodea, Genus Elodea, Pondweed, Egeria, Genus Egeria, Genus Vallisneria, Vallisneria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frogbit Family
Literary usage of Frogbit family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"... frogbit family. Water plants, with dioecious, monoecious, or polygamous flowers
on scape-like peduncles from a sort of spathe of one or two leaves, ..."
2. Field, Forest, and Garden Botany: A Simple Introduction to the Common Plants by Asa Gray (1895)
"E, frogbit family. Water plants, with dioecious, monoecious, or polygamous flowers
on scape-like peduncles from a sort of spathe of one or two leaves, ..."
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