NAIAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Naias mean? 

• NAIAS (noun)
  The noun NAIAS has 1 sense:

1. sole genus of the family Naiadaceae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAIAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Naias; genus Najas; Naias; Najas

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Naias"):

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

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

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