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Marsilea

noun
Mar·​sil·​ea | \ märˈsilēə\

Definition of Marsilea

: a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Marsileaceae) that comprises the clover ferns which are sometimes used as aquarium plants

History and Etymology for Marsilea

New Latin, after Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli (Marsilius) †1730 Italian naturalist

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