Potamogeton nodosus
- noun
- Specialized
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Potamogeton nodosus
- The floating leaves of Potamogeton nodosus provide habitat for aquatic insects and fish.
Examples
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Potamogeton nodosus often appears in calm, shallow lakes across North America.
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Researchers studied the spread of Potamogeton nodosus in European river systems.
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The Potamogeton nodosus thrives in shallow waters.
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Have you seen the Potamogeton nodosus in the lake?
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Potamogeton nodosus often appears in calm, shallow lakes across North America.
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The floating leaves of Potamogeton nodosus provide habitat for aquatic insects and fish.
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Researchers studied the spread of Potamogeton nodosus in European river systems.
Synonyms
A water plant with floating leaves that grows in ponds and lakes in northern Europe and the United States
A water plant with floating leaves that grows in northern lakes and rivers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Potamogeton + nodosus
This is a Latin binomial (genus + species) where only the genus element signals an aquatic plant; the species epithet 'nodosus' is not an English lexical item and conveys no transparent meaning to a B1 learner. Understanding that this refers to a particular species requires botanical or Latin knowledge rather than simple composition of familiar English words, so the expression is not derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Potamogeton nodosus may come from old Greek and Latin words: Potamogeton comes from a word for 'river', so it names a water plant, and nodosus is Latin for 'knotty' or 'with nodes'. Those 'nodes' are the places on the stem where its floating leaves grow, so the name fits this pondweed found in calm lakes.
