Azolla

azolla Translingual thumb| Azolla filiculoides species Azolla filiculoides Etymology mul Q82122, perhaps from mul grc ἄζω dry v and grc ὄλλυμι ὀλλύω kill v, alluding to death from drought, or from an indigenous language of the Strait of Magellan, where the first specimen was collected. Proper noun 1 f genus family Salviniaceae atypical ferns resembling duckweeds Synonyms genus mosquito fern, duckweed fern, fairy moss, water fern Hypernyms genus ; Salviniales order order; Salviniaceae family family Hyponyms genus Azolla filiculoides species (azolla, large mosquito fern, Pacific azolla, red azolla, red-water fern, water fern) type species; Azolla caroliniana species (fairy-moss, mosquito fern, mosquito-plant, eastern mosquito fern, Carolinian mosquito fern), Azolla cristata species (Mexican mosquito fern, water velvet), Azolla nilotica species (Nile azolla), Azolla pinnata species (ferny azolla, Pacific azolla, feathered mosquito fern), Azolla rubra species (red azolla, Pacific azolla) other extant species References 1 1 1 mul Ferns