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ISOETES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales

Synonyms:

genus Isoetes; Isoetes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Isoetes" is a kind of...):

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "Isoetes"):

quillwort (any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia)

Holonyms ("Isoetes" is a member of...):

family Isoetaceae; Isoetaceae; quillwort family (quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes)

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