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elodeid

The English word “elodeid” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A stem plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged, or with only its flowers above the waterline.

Etymology

From translingual Elodea, from Ancient Greek ἑλώδης (helṓdēs, “marshy”), from ἕλος (hélos, “marsh”)

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