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NAJAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Najas mean? 

NAJAS (noun)
  The noun NAJAS has 1 sense:

1. sole genus of the family Naiadaceaeplay

  Familiarity information: NAJAS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NAJAS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Naias; genus Najas; Naias; Najas

Hypernyms ("Najas" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Najas"):

naiad; water nymph (submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water)

Holonyms ("Najas" is a member of...):

family Naiadaceae; family Najadaceae; naiad family; Naiadaceae; Najadaceae (monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers)


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