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waterweed

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wa·ter·weed  (wôtr-wd, wtr-)
n.
Any of various submersed aquatic herbs of the genus Elodea, native to the New World, having opposite or whorled one-nerved narrow leaves and small axillary flowers.
waterweed [ˈwɔːtəˌwiːd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various weedy aquatic plants
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for pondweed [2]
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Noun1.waterweed - a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodeawaterweed - a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea
ditchmoss, Elodea, genus Elodea, pondweed - submerged freshwater perennials
Canadian pondweed, Elodea canadensis - North American waterweed; widely naturalized in Europe
dense-leaved elodea, Egeria densa, Elodea densa - aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria
aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant - a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
Translations
waterweed [ˈwɔːtəˈwiːd] N → alga f
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