duckweed
/ˈdʌkˌwid/
duckweed noun: any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.
Noun
duckweed (countable and uncountable, plural duckweeds or duckweed)
- Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.
- He that vvould diſcern the rudimentall ſtroak of a plant, may behold it in the Originall of Duckvveed, at the bigneſſe of a pins point, from convenient vvater in glaſſes, vvherein a vvatchfull eye may alſo diſcover the puncticular Originals of Perivvincles and Gnats.1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter III.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 137
- But his face was a face of such happiness that, had you seen it, you would have understood indeed how that he had died happy, never knowing that cool and streaming silver for the duckweed in the pond.1909, H. G. Wells, The Beautiful Suit
duckweed meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Assamese and Malay
duckweed in Tamil
- பாசி, சைவலம்
duckweed in Kannada
- ಪಾಚಿ
duckweed in Assamese
- plant
- পুণী puni
duckweed in Malay
- plant
- kiambang
More languagesFewer languages
- duckweed in Thai
- แหน nɛ̌ɛ
- duckweed in Vietnamese
- bèo
Synonyms of duckweed
Forms of duckweed
| plural | duckweeds |
|---|---|
| plural | duckweed |
Origin of duckweed
From duck + weed. Supposedly so-named for often being consumed by ducks and other waterfowl. Compare Middle English dokemete (“duckweed”, literally “duck-food”).
Words formed from duckweed
- common duckweed
- duckweed fern
- gibbous duckweed
- great duckweed
- greater duckweed
- ivy duckweed
- larger duckweed
- least duckweed
- lesser duckweed
- minute duckweed
- star duckweed
- tropical duckweed
- Valdivia duckweed
Phrases with duckweed
Questions about duckweed
- What does duckweed mean?
- Duckweed means any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.
- What is duckweed in Tamil?
- Duckweed in Tamil is பாசி, சைவலம். See Duckweed meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is duckweed?
- Duckweed is a noun.
- How do you pronounce duckweed?
- Duckweed is pronounced /ˈdʌkˌwid/ (US).
- What is the plural of duckweed?
- The plural of duckweed is duckweeds.
Words near duckweed in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: duckweed (page history and authors); duckweed (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); duckweed (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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