duckweed
(noun) any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
duckweed (countable and uncountable, plural duckweeds or duckweed)
Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.
Source: Wiktionary
Duck"weed`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
