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pickerelweed

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pick·​er·​el·​weed | \ ˈpi-k(ə-)rəl-ˌwēd How to pronounce pickerelweed (audio) \

Definition of pickerelweed

: a shallow-water monocotyledonous perennial plant (Pontederia cordata) chiefly of the eastern U.S. and Canada with large leaves and a spike of purplish-blue flowers

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Examples of pickerelweed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 The rain darkened the way, which heightened colors, like the lavender of pickerelweed blossoms and brilliant yellow of spatterdock flowers. — Kevin Spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Wekiva and Rock Springs Run cure stress with gorgeous gators and hypnotic rain," 1 June 2018

First Known Use of pickerelweed

1785, in the meaning defined above

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