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Azollaceae

Azollaceae

9.9
A group of small water ferns, like the plant Azolla, that grow in ponds and wetlands
  • noun
  • /əˈzɑːləˌsiː/
  • Specialized
: Azolláceas
  • Wetlands in tropical regions often contain dense mats of ferns from the Azollaceae family.

Examples

  • Some botanists classify the genus Azolla as the sole member of the Azollaceae.

  • The Azollaceae are notable for their symbiotic relationship with cyanobacteria, allowing them to fix nitrogen.

  • The Azollaceae family contains several species of aquatic ferns.

  • Did you know that Azollaceae can help improve soil fertility?

  • Wetlands in tropical regions often contain dense mats of ferns from the Azollaceae family.

  • Some botanists classify the genus Azolla as the sole member of the Azollaceae.

  • The Azollaceae are notable for their symbiotic relationship with cyanobacteria, allowing them to fix nitrogen.

Synonyms

Salviniaceae
vsAzollaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of water ferns that float on the surface, including Azolla and Salvinia

is a family for a single small aquatic fern genus rather than several

Surface Forms

Azollaceae singular
Azollaceas plural

Morphology

Azollaceae = Azolla (opaque) = Azolla + aceae

A botanically regular formation (genus name + -aceae) but the suffix '-aceae' is specialist Latin scientific jargon not transparent to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Azollaceae comes from the plant name Azolla plus the plant ending -aceae, which means 'family'. So Azollaceae simply means the 'Azolla family', the group of small aquatic ferns that includes the mosquito fern Azolla.