Naias
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A water plant that grows in slow streams and shallow lakes and gives food and shelter to fish
- noun
- /ˈnaɪəs/
- Specialized
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Naias
- During a nature walk, we spotted clusters of Naias nestled among the rocks in the clear water.
Examples
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Scientists studied the Naias in the lake to learn more about their unique adaptations to aquatic life.
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But soon the facts shall be the Naiads that will solve this hard enigma without loss of flaws and poor.
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The underwater garden was filled with beautiful Naias, gracefully swaying with the current.
Synonyms
9.9
A group of small water plants that grow in lakes and ponds
is the identical name without the formal label
9.9
A group of similar water plants that grow in lakes and ponds
is the other spelling used here instead of that variant
9.8
Water plants that grow fully underwater in fresh water
is the same concept but expressed in the alternate written form
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Naias comes from the old Greek word naiad, which means 'water nymph', a small spirit of rivers and lakes. That's why scientists chose Naias as the name for a group of water plants: these plants live in water like a nymph lives in streams and ponds.
