| Noun | 1. | Potamogetonaceae - plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceaepondweed - any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae genus Potamogeton, Potamogeton - a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water genus Zostera, Zostera - (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants | |