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• Aquatic plant — Aquatic plants mdash; also called hydrophytic plants or hydrophytes mdash; are plants that have adapted to living in or on aquatic environments. Because living on or under water surface requires numerous special adaptations, aquatic plants can… …   Wikipedia

• aquatic plant — noun a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth • Syn: ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophytic (for:… …   Useful english dictionary

• aquatic — [ə kwat′ik, əkwät′ik] adj. [L aquaticus < aqua, water] 1. growing or living in or upon water [aquatic plants] 2. done in or upon the water [aquatic sports] n. 1. an aquatic plant or animal 2. [pl., often with sing. v.] aquatic sports or… …   English World dictionary

• Plant morphology — (or phytomorphology) is the general term for the study of the morphology (physical form and external structure) of plants. [Raven, P. H., R. F. Evert, S. E. Eichhorn. Biology of Plants , 7th ed., page 9. (New York: W. H. Freeman, 2005). ISBN 0… …   Wikipedia

• aquatic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to water. 2) living in or near water. ► NOUN ▪ an aquatic plant or animal …   English terms dictionary

• Aquatic — The term aquatic refers to things that are in or of the water but not to water itself, and can refer to the following:* Plants and/or animals living in oceans, estuaries, lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and ponds (aquatic environments). * Water …   Wikipedia

• aquatic — aquatically, adv. /euh kwat ik, euh kwot /, adj. 1. of, in, or pertaining to water. 2. living or growing in water: aquatic plant life. 3. taking place or practiced on or in water: aquatic sports. n. 4. an aquatic plant or animal. 5. aquatics,… …   Universalium

• aquatic — a•quat•ic [[t]əˈkwæt ɪk, əˈkwɒt [/t]] adj. 1) ecl living or growing in water: aquatic plant life[/ex] 2) taking place or practiced on or in water: aquatic sports[/ex] 3) bot (boi pln) ecl an aquatic plant or animal 4) spo aquatics, sports… …   From formal English to slang

• plant — Synonyms and related words: accouterments, adulterate, agent provocateur, amphibian, angiosperm, annual, apparatus, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, aquatic plant, armament, armory, arsenal, assembly line, assembly plant, assign, atomic… …   Moby Thesaurus

• aquatic — a|quat|ic [əˈkwætık, əˈkwɔ US əˈkwæ , əˈkwa: ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: aquatique, from Latin aquaticus, from aqua water ] 1.) living or growing in water ▪ an aquatic plant 2.) involving or happening in water ▪ aquatic sports …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• aquatic — adjective 1 living or growing in water: an aquatic plant 2 involving water: aquatic sports aquatically /kli/ adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English