noun · countable / uncountable · rare

duckweed

duckweed · duckweeds · duckweed

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Wasserlinse, Entengrütze

Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the…Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.

US/ˈdʌkˌwid/

» The duckweed took over the aquarium.

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Meaning

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(countable, uncountable)Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.
Wasserlinse, Entengrütze
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More definitions

any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds

Examples

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The duckweed took over the aquarium.
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Origin

From duck + weed. Supposedly so-named for often being consumed by ducks and other waterfow

From duck + weed. Supposedly so-named for often being consumed by ducks and other waterfowl. Compare Middle English dokemete (“duckweed”, literally “duck-food”).

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