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widgeonweed

widgeonweed noun: any of various aquatic plants in the genus Ruppia.

widgeonweed: any of various aquatic plants in the genus Ruppia
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Noun

widgeonweed (usually uncountable, plural widgeonweeds)

  1. (usually) Any of various aquatic plants in the genus Ruppia.
    Synonyms:
    ditch grass, tassel grass, tasselweed, widgeon grass

Synonyms of widgeonweed

Forms of widgeonweed

pluralwidgeonweeds

Origin of widgeonweed

From widgeon + weed.

Questions about widgeonweed

What does widgeonweed mean?
Widgeonweed means any of various aquatic plants in the genus Ruppia.
What part of speech is widgeonweed?
Widgeonweed is a noun.
What is the plural of widgeonweed?
The plural of widgeonweed is widgeonweeds.

Words near widgeonweed in the dictionary

  1. widgeon grass
  2. widgeon grasses
  3. widgeongrass
  4. widgeongrasses
  5. widgeons
  6. widgeonweed
  7. widgeonweeds
  8. widger
  9. widgers
  10. Widgery
  11. widges

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