pondweed
pondweed noun: potamogeton, a diverse and worldwide genus.
Noun
pondweed (countable and uncountable, plural pondweeds)
- Potamogeton, a diverse and worldwide genus
- Elodea, found in North America
- Azolla, of cosmopolitan distribution
- If you have ever had a pond you will know Azolla, a.k.a. pondweed, duckweed fern or fairy moss.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 76
- Aponogeton, in Africa, Asia and Australasia
- opposite-leaved pondweed, Groenlandia densa, only plant of its genus, found chiefly in the Mediterranean region.
- Charales, an order of green algae
Forms of pondweed
| plural | pondweeds |
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Origin of pondweed
From pond + weed.
Words formed from pondweed
- American pondweed
- broad-leaved pondweed
- Canadian pondweed
- Cape pondweed
- choke pondweed
- curled pondweed
- curly-leaf pondweed
- curly pondweed
- fennel pondweed
- horned pondweed
- loddon pondweed
- long-stalked pondweed
- perfoliate pondweed
- ribbonleaf pondweed
- sago pondweed
- white-stem pondweed
Questions about pondweed
- What does pondweed mean?
- Pondweed means potamogeton, a diverse and worldwide genus.
- What part of speech is pondweed?
- Pondweed is a noun.
- What is the plural of pondweed?
- The plural of pondweed is pondweeds.
Words near pondweed in the dictionary
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