Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,917,458,885 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Hippuris
(redirected from Mare's tail family)

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Hippuris 

a genus of aquatic perennial herbs of the family Hip- puridaceae. The flowers, which grow singly in the leaf axils, are small, plain, and apetalous. There is one stamen and one filamentous style. The genus includes three or four species, which occur in Europe, Asia, America, and Australia. Two or three species are found in the USSR. The most common one, H. vulgaris, grows in slowly flowing and stagnant waters, on muddy shores, and in certain types of swamps. The plant is eaten by deer and aquatic birds. H. Tetraphylla grows in the arctic zone—in the northeastern European USSR, in Eastern Siberia, and in the Far East.



Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.