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frog's-bit

frog's-bit

9.5
A small water plant with round floating leaves and white flowers that lives in calm water
  • noun
  • UK
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  • Gardeners recommend frog's-bit for natural water features because it thrives in calm waters.

Examples

  • We spotted white flowers of frog's-bit floating among the lily pads.

  • The pond was covered with frog's-bit and other aquatic plants.

  • The frog's-bit floated gracefully on the pond's surface.

  • I spotted some frog's-bits while kayaking in the lake.

  • The pond was covered with frog's-bit and other aquatic plants.

  • We spotted white flowers of frog's-bit floating among the lily pads.

  • Gardeners recommend frog's-bit for natural water features because it thrives in calm waters.

Synonyms

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
vsfrog's-bit
  • Specialized
9.9

A small floating water plant with round, heart-shaped leaves and small white flowers

is the general common name that adds habitat detail in still or slow water
frogbit
vsfrog's-bit
  • UK
9.9

A small water plant with floating heart-shaped leaves and white flowers

adds rounded leaf shape and specifies still or slow moving water habitat
Hydrocharis
vsfrog's-bit
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant with round leaves that floats on ponds

identifies one particular European species found in still or slow water

Surface Forms

frog's-bit singular
frog's-bits plural

Etymology

The word frog's-bit comes from a simple picture: frog + bit, where bit means 'small piece', because a frog might sit on a tiny floating leaf. That's why frog's-bit names a small floating water plant with round leaves and white flowers often found in calm ponds.