English Explanatory Dictionary

pondweed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several plants that grow in ponds or similar aquatic conditions:
  2. Potamogeton, a diverse and worldwide genus
  3. Elodea, found in North America
  4. Azolla, of cosmopolitan distribution
  5. Aponogeton, in Africa, Asia and Australasia
  6. opposite-leaved pondweed, Groenlandia densa, only plant of its genus, found chiefly in the Mediterranean region.
  7. Charales, an order of green algae

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pondweed.wav

Word forms

pondweed pondweeds

Etymology

From pond + weed.

Derived words

American pondweed broad-leaved pondweed Canadian pondweed Cape pondweed choke pondweed curled pondweed curly-leaf pondweed curly pondweed fennel pondweed horned pondweed loddon pondweed long-stalked pondweed perfoliate pondweed ribbonleaf pondweed sago pondweed white-stem pondweed

Translations

Finnish: verkkolehti
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