cryptocoryne

Definitions of cryptocoryne
  1. noun
    any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia
    synonyms: water trumpet
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    type of:
    aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant
    a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
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