Meanings
nounmarsilea (plural marsileas)
plural marsileas
- Any of the genus Marsilea of aquatic ferns (water clover).
Origin
New Latin, after Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli ( Marsilius ) + 1730 Italian Naturalists
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marsilea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsilea
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“marsilea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsilea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marsilea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsilea.
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