FROGBIT

frogbit, frog's-bit, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae

(noun) European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

frogbit (plural frogbits)

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, with roundish leaves and small white flowers, that floats on still water and propagates itself by runners.

An American plant, Limnobium spongia, with similar propagation.

A South American plant, Limnobium laevigatum.

Source: Wiktionary


Frog"bit`, n. (Bot.) (a) A European plant (Hydrocharis Morsus-ranæ), floating on still water and propagating itself by runners. It has roundish leaves and small white flowers. (b) An American plant (Limnobium Spongia), with similar habits.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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