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    GENUS NAIAS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Sole genus of the family Naiadaceaeplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Naias; genus Najas; Naias; Najas

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Naias" is a kind of...):

    liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Naias"):

    naiad; water nymph (submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water)

    Holonyms ("genus Naias" is a member of...):

    family Naiadaceae; family Najadaceae; naiad family; Naiadaceae; Najadaceae (monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers)

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