单词 | hydrilla |
释义 | hydrilla in British English (haɪˈdrɪlə) noun any aquatic plant of the Eurasian genus Hydrilla, growing underwater and forming large masses: used as an oxygenator in aquaria and pools. It was introduced in the S US where it has become a serious problem, choking fish and hindering navigation Word origin C20: New Latin, probably from hydrahydrilla in American English (haiˈdrɪlə) noun a submerged aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata, native to the Old World, that has become a pest weed in U.S. lakes and waterways Word origin [‹ NL (1814), the genus name, equiv. to L hydr(a) hydra + -illa dim. suffix]Examples of 'hydrilla' in a sentence |
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