hy·dril·la

(hī-drĭl′ə)

An aquatic plant (Hydrilla verticillata) native to Eurasia, Africa, and Australia, having whorled, lance-shaped leaves and small white flowers. It is considered a weed in North America, where it forms large dense mats in waterways.

[New Latin, genus name, diminutive of Latin hydra, hydra; see hydra.]

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hydrilla

(haɪˈdrɪlə)

(Plants) any aquatic plant of the Eurasian genus Hydrilla, growing underwater and forming large masses: used as an oxygenator in aquaria and pools. It was introduced in the S US where it has become a serious problem, choking fish and hindering navigation

[C20: New Latin, probably from hydra]

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Noun

hydrilla - submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways

Hydrilla verticillata

genus Hydrilla - one species

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

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hydrilla

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