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duckweed Definition

duck·weed (-wēd′)

noun

any of a family (Lemnaceae, order Arales) of monocotyledonous, minute flowering plants that float on ponds and sluggish streams and reproduce by a kind of budding: so called because eaten by ducks

duckweed Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: A Moorhen ran across the dense vegetation, including the floating Duckweed, that covered 98 % of the stream.
  • put: Put a little duckweed in each container and then do the initial count.

Adjective modifier

  • floating: A Moorhen ran across the dense vegetation, including the floating Duckweed, that covered 98 % of the stream.
  • common: Differs from Common duckweed in that each frond has many roots.
  • green: Soon met with the green duckweed that has been present round here for the past few years.

Modifies a noun

plant: When there are many Duckweed plants growing together, they create the effect of a green blanket floating on top of the water.

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