Definition of duckweed Duckweed
/dʌˈkwiˌd/ - [dukweed] - duck•weed
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What does duckweed mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: duckweeds |
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| duckweed - any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds | ||
| 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 | ||
| duckweed family, family lemnaceae, lemnaceae family of small free-floating thalloid plants | ||
| common duckweed, lemna minor, lesser duckweed of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia | ||
| lemna trisulca, star-duckweed cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America | ||
| great duckweed, spirodela polyrrhiza, water flaxseed cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some oceanic islands | ||
| watermeal any of various aquatic plants of the genus Wolffia; throughout warmer regions of the world | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- duckweed (n.)
A genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also duckmeat.
Part of speech
🔤- duckweed, noun, singular of duckweeds.
