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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