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pondwort

pondwort noun: a submerged aquatic plant native to Europe and northwestern Asia (Stratiotes aloides).

pondwort: a submerged aquatic plant native to Europe and northwestern Asia (Stratiotes aloides)
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Noun

pondwort (uncountable)

  1. A submerged aquatic plant native to Europe and northwestern Asia (Stratiotes aloides).
    • […] and the arrow-shaped leaves of the blue spiked pondwort and rosy flowers of the persicaria, form a beautiful sight on hot sunny days.1857, Catherine Parr Strickland Traill, The Canadian Settler's Guide, page 208
    • […] some of the same plants which were enumerated as common in the ancient lignite in 3', such as the yellow water-lily and pondwort […]1863, Charles Lyell, The geological evidences of the antiquity of man, page 225
    Synonyms:
    water soldier, water pineapple
  2. A plant, horned pondweed, found in fresh to brackish waters, with long, threadlike leaves (Zannichellia palustris).

Synonyms of pondwort

Origin of pondwort

From pond + wort.

Questions about pondwort

What does pondwort mean?
Pondwort means a submerged aquatic plant native to Europe and northwestern Asia (Stratiotes aloides).
What part of speech is pondwort?
Pondwort is a noun.

Words near pondwort in the dictionary

  1. pondwards
  2. pondwater
  3. pondwaters
  4. pondweed
  5. pondweeds
  6. pondwort
  7. pondy
  8. pone
  9. Poneasca
  10. Ponebel
  11. poneer

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