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Record 1 2016-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Wolffia
Latin
DEF

A genus of widely distributed floating aquatic plants (family Lemnaceae) that are the smallest flowering plants known, consist merely of a minute ovoid or globose leafless thallus producing the flowers from clefts or grooves, and are distinguished from members of the genus Lemna by the one-celled anthers and by the absence of roots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Wolffia
Latin
DEF

Très petite plante aquatique voisine des lentilles d'eau et souvent très abondante à la surface des eaux stagnantes. (La plante est réduite à une petite lentille hémisphérique de 1 mm de diamètre, dépourvue de racines [...] Famille des lemnacées).

Spanish

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