Definition of pondweed Pondweed

pond•weed

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Noun

Plural: pondweeds

pondweed - any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae
  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
  family potamogetonaceae, pondweed family, potamogetonaceae plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae
  curled leaf pondweed, curly pondweed, potamogeton crispus European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California
  potamogeton gramineous, variously-leaved pondweed of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States
  loddon pondweed, potamogeton americanus, potamogeton nodosus pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe
  frog's lettuce very similar to Potamogeton; of western Africa, Asia, and Europe
pondweed - submerged freshwater perennials
  Elodea, genus Elodea, ditchmoss
  liliopsid genus, monocot genus genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
  family hydrocharidaceae, family hydrocharitaceae, frog's-bit family, frogbit family, hydrocharidaceae, hydrocharitaceae simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
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  • pondweed (Noun)
    Any plant of the genus , that grows in ponds or similar aquatic conditions; extended to other similar plants.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pondweed (n.)
    Any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, of which many species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers.

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