FANWORT

fanwort, water-shield, Cabomba caroliniana

(noun) common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fanwort (plural fanworts)

Any of the genus Cabomba of aquatic plants, having divided submerged leaves in the shape of a fan.

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