Definition
A genus of aquatic plants commonly called coontail, with feathery, horn-like leaves that lack roots and float in water.
Etymology
From Greek 'keras' (horn) + 'phyllon' (leaf), literally 'horn-leaved,' describing the stiff, fine-textured appearance of its foliage.
Kelly Says
Coontail has been used for centuries to clean aquarium water naturally—it literally sucks pollution and excess nutrients right out of the water while looking like delicate green horns.
Translations
ARالعربية
شجيرة القرن
shajire al-qarn
BNবাংলা
কর্ণপত্র
korno-patra
CACatalà
ceratòfil
che-ra-toh-FEE-loh
DADansk
hornblad
horn-blad
DEDeutsch
Hornblatt
horn-blatt
ELΕλληνικά
κοκκινοφύλλο
kokki-no-fy-llo
ESEspañol
ceratofilo
seh-ra-toh-FEE-loh
FAفارسی
ساقه شاخه
sa-keh sha-keh
FISuomi
sarakukka
sa-ra-ku-kka
FRFrançais
ceratophylle
seh-ra-toh-FEE-y
GUGU
કર્ણપત્ર
karna-patra
HIहिन्दी
कर्णपत्र
karna-patra
HUMagyar
szárcsap
sar-chaap
IDBahasa Indonesia
ceratophyllum
seh-ra-toh-FEE-loh
ITItaliano
ceratofillo
che-ra-toh-FEE-loh
MRMR
कर्णपत्र
karna-patra
MSBahasa Melayu
ceratophyllum
seh-ra-toh-FEE-loh
NLNederlands
hoornblad
horn-blad
NONorsk
hornblad
horn-blad
PAPA
ਕਰਨਪੱਤਰ
karna-pat-tar
PLPolski
rogolist
ro-go-list
PTPortuguês
ceratofilo
seh-ra-toh-FEE-loh
RORomână
ceratofil
che-ra-toh-FEE-loh
RUРусский
роголист
ro-go-list
SVSvenska
hornblad
horn-blad
SWKiswahili
ceratophyllum
seh-ra-toh-FEE-loh
TEతెలుగు
కర్ణపత్రం
karna-patram
THไทย
พืชหนาม
phi-ch-na-am
TLTL
ceratophyllum
seh-ra-toh-FEE-loh
TRTürkçe
ceratofillo
seh-ra-toh-FEE-loh
UKУкраїнська
роголист
ro-go-list
URاردو
کرن پتی
keren-pati
VITiếng Việt
rêu sừng
reu sung
ZUZU
isiqithi
ee-si-qithi