Water-plantain Family (Noun)
Meaning
Perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The water-plantain family consists of aquatic or marsh plants typically found in wet environments and slow-moving water bodies.
- Alismataceae is an aquatic plant family commonly known as the water-plantain family which grows in ponds or wetlands.
- Among the 113 known species within the water-plantain family, most reside in Northern Temperate Zones.
- Rhizomes of plants belonging to the water-plantain family tend to enable the rapid growth of submerged and emergent species.
- Native American traditional medicine used species in the water-plantain family to heal various ailments.