aponogeton
noun
ap·o·no·ge·ton
ˌapə(ˌ)nōˈjēˌtän
1
capitalized : a genus (coextensive with the family Aponogetonaceae) of 25 species of Old World aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) with oblong often skeletonized leaves and small spicate flowers see lattice plant
2
plural -s : a plant of the genus Aponogeton
aponogetonaceous adjective
¦apə(ˌ)nōˌjētə-ˈnāshəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from apono- (probably from Latin Aponus, hot mineral spring near Padua in northeastern Italy) + Greek geitōn neighbor