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pickerelweed
noun
☆ any of a genus (Pontederia) of North American aquatic plants of the pickerelweed family, esp. a species (P. cordata) with arrow-shaped leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers, found in shallow waters
adjective
designating a family (Pontederiaceae, order Liliales) of monocotyledonous, freshwater plants, including the water hyacinth
See pickerelweed in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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