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单词 pickerelweed
释义

pickerelweed

noun

pick·​er·​el·​weed ˈpi-k(ə-)rəl-ˌwēd How to pronounce pickerelweed (audio)
: a shallow-water monocotyledonous perennial plant (Pontederia cordata) chiefly of the eastern U.S. and Canada with large leaves and a spike of purplish-blue flowers

Illustration of pickerelweed

Illustration of pickerelweed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Part of the plan involves reintroducing native plant species that are more appropriate to the site than Phragmites: narrowleaf cattail, pickerelweed, black willow, blue iris, buttonbush and alder. Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2021 Reaching 3 feet tall, pickerelweed grows happily — even rambunctiously — in containers or water gardens, so consider trying that. Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 1 Oct. 2020 The rain darkened the way, which heightened colors, like the lavender of pickerelweed blossoms and brilliant yellow of spatterdock flowers. Kevin Spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

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