DUCKWEED

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


Etymology

Noun

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



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