frog's-bit family

/ˌfrɔgˈbɪt ˌfæm(ə)li/
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Definitions of frog's-bit family
  1. noun
    simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
    synonyms: Hydrocharidaceae, Hydrocharitaceae, family Hydrocharidaceae, family Hydrocharitaceae, frogbit family
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    type of:
    liliopsid family, monocot family
    family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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