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anacharis

anacharis noun: any freshwater weed of genus Elodea in the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), native to America; the waterweed or water thyme.

Noun

anacharis (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Any freshwater weed of genus Elodea in the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), native to America; the waterweed or water thyme.

Origin of anacharis

From Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “up”) + χάρις (kháris, “grace”).

Questions about anacharis

What does anacharis mean?
Anacharis means any freshwater weed of genus Elodea in the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), native to America; the waterweed or water thyme.
What part of speech is anacharis?
Anacharis is a noun.

Words near anacharis in the dictionary

  1. anacathartic
  2. anacathartics
  3. anacaulase
  4. anacephalaeosis
  5. anacetrapib
  6. anacharis
  7. anachitis
  8. anachoreses
  9. anachoresis
  10. anachoret
  11. anachorete

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