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pickerelweed

pickerelweed noun: any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves.

pickerelweed: any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves
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Noun

pickerelweed (plural pickerelweeds)

  1. (US) Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves

Forms of pickerelweed

pluralpickerelweeds

Origin of pickerelweed

From pickerel + weed.

Questions about pickerelweed

What does pickerelweed mean?
Pickerelweed means any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves.
What part of speech is pickerelweed?
Pickerelweed is a noun.
What is the plural of pickerelweed?
The plural of pickerelweed is pickerelweeds.

Words near pickerelweed in the dictionary

  1. pickerel
  2. pickerel frog
  3. pickerel weed
  4. pickerel weeds
  5. pickerels
  6. pickerelweed
  7. pickerelweeds
  8. pickeries
  9. Pickerill
  10. Pickerills
  11. Pickering

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