duckweed
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- noun
- /ˈdʌkˌwid/
- Specialized
:
lenteja de agua
- In the summer, the pond was covered in bright green duckweed, creating a beautiful floating carpet.
- duckweed floats
- pond covered in duckweed
- green duckweed
So what the duckweed and the coronavirus have in common is that they follow exponential growth.
- So what the duckweed and the coronavirus have in common is that they follow exponential growth.
Examples
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Mud splattered on their legs as they ran, barely skirting the edges of murky pools covered with fine duckweed.
Fiction book (1991) -
I noticed the duckweed thriving in the still water, adding a vibrant green color to the tranquil scene.
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Behind them, the duckweed closed over their path, re-forming its carpet of light green.
Fiction book (1991) -
The light green of duckweed dappled his shoulders and hair.
Fiction book (1991) -
The tall grasses and duckweed floating on the water are common marsh vegetation.
Academic text (2007) -
Duckweed floats and really adds to the charm of the pond; the other two stay submerged.
Academic text (1993) -
The duckweed on the lake made it difficult to see the water below, as it formed thick mats on the surface.
Synonyms
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A plant that grows in or near water, like a water lily
A very small floating plant that forms a green layer on the surface of ponds
A small floating water plant like duckweed that grows in ponds
A very small plant that floats on ponds with tiny oval leaves
Small floating plants that grow on the surface of still fresh water
A small water plant that floats on ponds and often forms dense green mats
Very small water plants with flat leaves and several roots that float on ponds
A small floating water plant that grows on ponds and lakes worldwide
Small floating plant with round leaves that forms mats on ponds
A small floating water plant like duckweed that grows in temperate regions outside North America
Compounds
- Specialized
A very small floating plant that forms a green layer on the surface of ponds
A small floating water plant like duckweed that grows in temperate regions outside North America
How Small
- Specialized
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- Specialized
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Duckweed is made from the common words duck and weed, because people saw ducks eating or resting on this tiny plant that floats on water. So duckweed means a very small floating water plant that often makes a 'green carpet' on ponds.