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waterweed

noun
wa·​ter·​weed | \ ˈwȯ-tər-ˌwēd How to pronounce waterweed (audio) , ˈwä-\

Definition of waterweed

: any of various floating or submerged aquatic plants (such as elodea) having usually inconspicuous flowers

Examples of waterweed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Another major lake, Ulsoor, is choked with garbage and construction waste and is gasping under a blanket of thick waterweeds. — Washington Post, "Water mismanagement leaves India’s Silicon Valley parched," 16 May 2018

First Known Use of waterweed

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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