(n) aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums, Syn. Brasenia schreberi, water-target
n. a magnoliid genus; a genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as the most primitive of extant angiosperms; alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae. Syn. -- genus Brasenia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]