English Explanatory Dictionary

water hyacinth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the genus Pontederia (syn. Eichhornia) of aquatic flowering plants.
  2. especially common water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes, syn. Eichhornia crassipes), a problematic invasive plant that clogs waterways in warm temperate and subtropical regions worldwide.

Word forms

water hyacinth water hyacinths

Synonyms

pickerel weed wampee

Translations

Assamese: মেটেকা German: Wasserhyazinthe Khmer: កំប្លោក Malayalam: കുളവാഴ Manipuri: ꯀꯕꯣꯀꯡ Portuguese: aguapé Spanish: taropé Telugu: గుఱ్ఱపుడెక్క Thai: ตบชวา Vietnamese: bèo tây Vietnamese: lục bình
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