Zosteraceae (Noun)
Meaning
Used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The family Zosteraceae is a small group of aquatic plants that are commonly known as seagrasses or eelgrasses.
- Zosteraceae was a term formerly used to describe all types of seagrasses, but new classifications have narrowed its use.
- Some classifications group all members of Zosteraceae into one genus, but others separate them into several distinct genera.
- The botanical name Zosteraceae has been largely replaced by the term Potamogetonaceae in modern classifications.
- Historically, the family Zosteraceae included several species of seagrasses that are now recognized as being part of distinct families.