Definition of Frogbit family
1. Noun. Simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed.
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
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Literary usage of Frogbit family
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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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