Genus Naias (Noun)
Meaning
Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Naias is a genus of aquatic plants commonly referred to as needle grasses or coontails belonging to the family Naiadaceae.
- Naias represents the only genus of the family Naiadaceae that consists of various aquatic plant species.
- Stem fragments of the species Naias can be used vegetatively for underwater landscape use in submerged plant aquaristics.
- Genus Naias encompasses different species such as the fragile submerged aquatic plant Naias flexilis.
- In the classification of certain aquatic plants the term Naias is utilized collectively in referencing the sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.