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Lemna

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n.1.A genus of minute acquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root.
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Noun1.LemnaLemna - minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root
genus Lemna
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
duckweed family, family Lemnaceae, Lemnaceae - family of small free-floating thalloid plants
common duckweed, Lemna minor, lesser duckweed - of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia
Lemna trisulca, star-duckweed - cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America


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Biolex' patented LEX System(TM) uses Lemna as a transgenic host in its cGMP biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
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Although the weed, known as lemna, or duckweed, is less than five millimeters in diameter, its tendrils form intricate webs that create a water-resistant bed on top of the water.
Green and mean: a thick, floating weed is expanding fast across ... by Camacaro, Liseth / Latin Trade
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