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Noun: pondweed  'pónd,weed
  1. Any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae
     
  2. Submerged freshwater perennials
    - Elodea, genus Elodea, ditchmoss

Derived forms: pondweeds

Type of: aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, liliopsid genus, monocot genus, water plant

Part of: family Hydrocharidaceae, family Hydrocharitaceae, family Potamogetonaceae, frogbit family, frog's-bit family, Hydrocharidaceae, Hydrocharitaceae, pondweed family, Potamogetonaceae

Encyclopedia: Pondweed