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mosquito fern

mosquito fern noun: any in the genus Azolla of aquatic ferns.

mosquito fern: any in the genus Azolla of aquatic ferns
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Noun

mosquito fern (plural mosquito ferns)

  1. Any in the genus Azolla of aquatic ferns.

Synonyms of mosquito fern

Forms of mosquito fern

pluralmosquito ferns

Origin of mosquito fern

From the belief that no mosquito can penetrate the coating to lay its eggs in the water.

Questions about mosquito fern

What does mosquito fern mean?
Mosquito fern means any in the genus Azolla of aquatic ferns.
What part of speech is mosquito fern?
Mosquito fern is a noun.
What is the plural of mosquito fern?
The plural of mosquito fern is mosquito ferns.

Words near mosquito fern in the dictionary

  1. mosquito drawers
  2. mosquito dunk
  3. mosquito dunks
  4. mosquito eater
  5. mosquito eaters
  6. mosquito fern
  7. mosquito ferns
  8. mosquito fish
  9. mosquito fleet
  10. mosquito fleets
  11. mosquito hawk

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