Water Hyacinth Definition

noun
A South American aquatic plant (Eichhornia crassipes) of the pickerelweed family, with swollen petioles that float on water and spikes of showy lavender flowers: a pest that blocks water traffic in the S U.S., esp. Florida.
Webster's New World

An aquatic flowering plant of the genus Eichhornia.

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Synonyms:
  • Eichhornia crassipes
  • Eichhornia spesiosa
  • water orchid

Other Word Forms of Water Hyacinth

Noun

Singular:
water hyacinth
Plural:
water hyacinths

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