waterweed
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtərˌwiːd/
:
hierba de agua
- During our nature walk, we spotted several patches of waterweed floating on the surface of the pond.
Examples
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Quoyle knew the flavor of brack and waterweed.
Fiction book (2002) -
Ecologists are concerned about the spread of waterweed in freshwater ecosystems due to its invasive growth.
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They would swim within the clinging and dense waterweeds shown, which other local people would not do.
Academic text (1995) -
Taian poled toward him, knelt, and put her arms out; he was covered with waterweed and mud, but didn't bother to rinse himself.
Fiction book (1995) -
Many common names such as waterweed, pondweed, and riverweed are unwarranted but have probably originated because of the tendency for water plants to grow in luxuriant beds formed by vigorous vegetative growth.
Academic text (1996) -
Once it’s over, the Pigoons go for a dip in the swimming pool; the fact that it’s growing algae and waterweeds and has a lively population of frogs does not deter them...
Academic text (2018) -
The lake was filled with waterweed, creating a lush green habitat for fish.
Synonyms
A small water plant that grows completely underwater in ponds and aquariums
A water plant from North America with long green stems that grows in ponds
A water plant with deep green, dense leaves used to add oxygen to aquariums
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Waterweed is a simple compound: water 'water' + weed 'unwanted plant', so it literally names a plant that behaves like a weed in water. That's why the word refers to a fast-growing submerged plant that can choke ponds and tanks.
