Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of freshwater plants known as pondweeds. the type of the tribe Potameæ in the order Naiadaceæ.
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- noun a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water
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Examples
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This centimetre-long aquatic stick insect waits for a clear run before pitter-pattering over the surface with precise, dainty steps and halting at the home base of a potamogeton leaf.
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The potamogeton used to be abundant in the west of the lake, covering a third of the lake, and was the major food of some 200,000 wintering and migrant waterbirds.
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And there began a growth of rushes and equisetum and potamogeton that ended only with the drying of the pond.
The Food of the Gods and how it came to Earth Herbert George 2004
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Aquarium -- such as, potamogeton, chara, &c., which very soon communicate a putrescent odour to the water in which they are grown, rendering it highly disagreeable in a sitting-room.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 Various 1836
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We find there, pondweed (potamogeton), chara, and cats'-tail three feet high, which it is difficult not to confound with the Typha angustifolia of our marshes.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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We find there, pondweed (potamogeton), chara, and cats’-tail three feet high, which it is difficult not to confound with the Typha angustifolia of our marshes.
bilby commented on the word potamogeton
Wow, does this word look like a train smash of other words.
August 28, 2008
lampbane commented on the word potamogeton
"Pot, am? O! Get on!"
August 28, 2008
reesetee commented on the word potamogeton
Heehee! Bilby, train-smash words are among my favorites. Nicely described. :-)
August 28, 2008
yarb commented on the word potamogeton
Sounds like a Transformer! A death-dealing robot that can transform into a potato!
August 28, 2008