aquatic plant
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- noun
- /əˈkwætɪk plænt/
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planta acuática
- In summer, the lake is adorned with beautiful blooming aquatic plants that provide oxygen to the water.
- aquatic plant species
- reproduction of aquatic plants
- propagules of aquatic plants
Examples
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One common example of aquatic plants is pondweed, which serves as a habitat for various fish species.
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The weed impedes water's natural flow and can destroy native communities of aquatic plants and animals.
Academic text (2000) -
These aquatic plants happen every single year, and they normally cover quite a bit of the pond.
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Similarly, Cd has proven to be highly toxic to aquatic plants.
Academic text (2013) -
An unrooted aquatic plant you find in a pond or lake will do.
Academic text (1993) -
Aquatic insects make up varying proportions of the pollinator pool for several aquatic plant species.
Academic text (1996) -
A good estuary needs shallows so the sun can nourish aquatic plants and plankton.
Fiction book (1999) -
The shallow waters of the pond are home to many varieties of aquatic plants, including water lilies.
Synonyms
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A plant that grows in the sea, often in long green or brown sheets
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A plant that floats on water with large round leaves and pretty white, pink, or yellow flowers
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An underwater plant with long leaves that forms dense beds in shallow seas
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A plant that lives in water, attached to the bottom or floating
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A plant that grows in water with large flat leaves and big flowers on the surface
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A very small plant that floats on still water in a green carpet
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A water plant that grows in ponds and lakes with long or floating leaves
A plant that grows in water, like water lilies or reeds
A plant that lives in water or very wet ground
A water plant with large round leaves that float on ponds and showy flowers
A water plant with big floating leaves and sweet smelling flowers
A water plant with round floating leaves and small flowers found in ponds and lakes
A floating tropical plant with soft green leaves that form a round cluster on water
A floating plant with thick leaves and blue or purple flowers that grows fast and blocks rivers
A plant that grows under water in ponds or aquariums and spreads quickly
Tiny green plants that float on the surface of ponds and lakes
A plant that grows in water with soft underwater leaves and small blue flowers
A water plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers
An evergreen plant with long leaves that grows in fresh or slightly salty water
A tropical water plant with floating leaves and large blue flowers that clogs rivers and lakes
A fern that grows in water or very wet places
A plant that grows in water or very wet places
A small water plant with leaves made of four clover-like parts that float
A water plant with broad leaves and small white or pink flowers that grows in marshes and shallow water
A plant with broad leaves and small white or pink flowers that grows in wet places
A water plant that grows in lakes and ponds and often causes problems
How Aquatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a plant that grows in or relates to water' is directly and compositionally derived from 'aquatic' (relating to water) + 'plant' (a photosynthetic organism). This ADJ+NOUN compound follows a common, productive pattern found across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Aquatic plant gives a simple image: a plant that lives in aquatic places, that is, 'in water'. So the phrase means 'a plant that grows partly or completely in water', like lilies or duckweed.