isoetes

Thân thiện

A student examines an isoetes plant in a freshwater aquarium.

Definition

Noun: 1. A genus of aquatic or semi-aquatic plants: Isoetes is the scientific name for a genus of plants commonly known as quillworts. It is the only living genus in its family and order, representing a very ancient lineage of vascular plants.

Usage

• is a genus of lycophytes, which are an ancient group of plants.
• The botanist specializes in the study of species.
• Several rare are found in temporary pools.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical taxonomy: The name is always italicized in scientific writing to denote it as a genus name. It is a singular noun; its plural form is "species of " or " spp."
  • The conservation status of the local Isoetes population is being assessed.

Variants and Related Words

• Isoetaceae (n): The plant family to which the genus belongs.
• Isoetales (n): The plant order to which the genus belongs.
• quillwort (n): The common name for plants in the genus , referring to their quill-like leaves.

Synonyms

• quillwort (common name)

Different Meanings

This word has a single, specific meaning in botanical science. It does not have general English definitions or idiomatic uses.

Học thuật

Noun

1. type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Isoetes
• genus Isoetes