English Explanatory Dictionary

duckweed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.

Pronunciation

/ˈdʌkˌwid/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-duckweed.wav

Word forms

duckweed duckweeds

Etymology

From duck + weed. Supposedly so-named for often being consumed by ducks and other waterfowl. Compare Middle English dokemete (“duckweed”, literally “duck-food”).

Synonyms

duckmeat ducksmeat

Derived words

common duckweed duckweed fern gibbous duckweed great duckweed greater duckweed ivy duckweed larger duckweed least duckweed lesser duckweed minute duckweed star duckweed tropical duckweed Valdivia duckweed
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