water star grass

8.4

A water plant with long grass-like leaves and small yellow star-shaped flowers

noun

: hierba estrella de agua

The pond was dotted with clusters of water star grass in full bloom.

Examples

Many aquatic birds nest among the thick stands of water star grass.
We identified the bright yellow flowers as water star grass during our field survey.
The water star grass blooms beautifully in the summer.
Have you seen the water star grasses by the lake?
The pond was dotted with clusters of water star grass in full bloom.
Many aquatic birds nest among the thick stands of water star grass.
We identified the bright yellow flowers as water star grass during our field survey.

Synonyms

mud plantain

vswater star grass

9.9

A water plant that grows in shallow water with grass-like leaves and small yellow star-shaped flowers

uses slender grassy to describe the leaves rather than grass-like

Heteranthera dubia

vswater star grass

Specialized

9.9

A water plant with long grass-like leaves and small yellow star-shaped flowers that grows in slow moving fresh water

does not specify habitat and focuses on general plant features

Surface Forms

water star grass singular

water star grasses plural

Morphology

water + star + grass

The noun is compositionally built from 'water' (aquatic), 'star' (star-shaped), and 'grass' (a grass-like plant), so its meaning as an aquatic grass with star-shaped flowers is directly inferable from the constituents. This is a straightforward noun-compound pattern common across languages, so an average B1 learner who knows the three words would understand the MWE.

Etymology

Water star grass gives a clear picture. It lives in water, has bright, star-shaped flowers so the star part describes the flowers, and has long thin leaves like grass. So the name means 'a water plant with star-shaped flowers'.