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Isoetid vs Elodeid - What's the difference?

isoetid | elodeid |

Elodeid is a hyponym of isoetid.



In botany terms the difference between isoetid and elodeid

is that isoetid is a rosette plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged while elodeid is a stem plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged, or with only its flowers above the waterline.

isoetid

English

(wikipedia isoetid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A rosette plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged.

    • Hypernyms

    * hydrophyte

    elodeid

    English

    (Aquatic plant)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A stem plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged, or with only its flowers above the waterline.

    • Hypernyms

    * hydrophyte

    Related terms

    * Elodea