pickerelweed
- noun
- /ˈpɪkərəlˌwiːd/
- US
:
jacinto de agua
- During our walk along the stream, we spotted patches of pickerelweed flourishing in the shallow waters.
- pickerelweed and water
Examples
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Two kinds of arrowheads, dotted smartweed, lanceleaf primrose-willow, pickerelweed, and a tickseed are present in shallow depressions.
Academic text (2010) -
The pond was beautifully adorned with pickerelweed, showcasing its vibrant blue flowers in the sunlight.
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The biologist noted that the pickerelweed in the wetlands provided a crucial habitat for local wildlife.
Synonyms
A water plant with spikes of blue flowers that grows in shallow ponds and streams
A water plant with spikes of blue flowers that grows in shallow ponds and streams
A water plant with spikes of bright blue flowers that grows in shallow streams and ponds
A water plant with purple flowers that grows at the edges of ponds
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pickerelweed comes from pickerel ('small fish') and weed ('plant'). A helpful way to remember it is to picture the blue-flowered plant growing at the water's edge where pickerel swim, so pickerelweed is literally a water plant often found near those fish.
