Azolla
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Azolla filiculoides
See also: azolla
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Azolla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Salviniaceae – atypical ferns resembling duckweeds.
Synonyms
- (genus): mosquito fern, duckweed fern, fairy moss, water fern
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina – subphylum; Polypodiopsida – class; Salviniales – order; Salviniaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Azolla filiculoides (azolla, large mosquito fern, Pacific azolla, red azolla, red-water fern, water fern) – type species; Azolla caroliniana (fairy-moss, mosquito fern, mosquito-plant, eastern mosquito fern, Carolinian mosquito fern), Azolla cristata (Mexican mosquito fern, water velvet), Azolla nilotica (Nile azolla), Azolla pinnata (ferny azolla, Pacific azolla, feathered mosquito fern), Azolla rubra (red azolla, Pacific azolla) – other extant species
References
Azolla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Azolla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Azolla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
