Genus Orontium (Noun)
Meaning
One species of aquatic plant: golden club.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Orontium aquaticum, also called golden club, is the only species in the genus Orontium.
- The golden club is the sole living representative of the genus Orontium in North America.
- Genus Orontium is a monotypic genus consisting solely of the aquatic plant golden club.
- Orontium, the genus containing the golden club, has a unique structure unseen in other plants.
- The genus Orontium has the single species Orontium aquaticum or golden club that grows in freshwater habitats.