pondweed

[ pond-weed ]

/ ˈpɒndˌwid /

noun

any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, most species of which grow in ponds and quiet streams.

Origin of pondweed

First recorded in 1570–80; pond + weed¹

Words nearby pondweed

pondok, Pondoland, pond scum, pond-skater, pond snail, pondweed, pone, pong, ponga, pongee, pongid

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Example sentences from the Web for pondweed

This marsh is surrounded with very lofty oaks, and abounds with pondweed, the water-plant named by botanists potamogeton.
Insect Architecture|James Rennie
Here and there from the Pondweed and other stems hang festoons or wreaths or threads of beautiful green Alg.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
Rabbits did not belong in Australia, nor pondweed in England, but there they are, and dominating the situation.
Mobilizing Woman-Power|Harriot Stanton Blatch
He did not know that Frogs often wished themselves Tadpoles again, and he sulked around in the pondweed all day.
Among the Pond People|Clara Dillingham Pierson

As she spoke she took a great mouthful of pondweed and swallowed it.
Among the Pond People|Clara Dillingham Pierson

British Dictionary definitions for pondweed

pondweed

/ (ˈpɒndˌwiːd) /

noun

any of various water plants of the genus Potamogeton, which grow in ponds and slow streams: family Potamogetonaceae

Also called: waterweed British any of various unrelated water plants, such as Canadian pondweed, mare's-tail, and water milfoil, that have thin or much divided leaves

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单词	pondweed
释义	pondweed [ pond-weed ] / ˈpɒndˌwid / noun any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, most species of which grow in ponds and quiet streams. Origin of pondweed First recorded in 1570–80; pond + weed¹ Words nearby pondweed pondok, Pondoland, pond scum, pond-skater, pond snail, pondweed, pone, pong, ponga, pongee, pongid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pondweed This marsh is surrounded with very lofty oaks, and abounds with pondweed, the water-plant named by botanists potamogeton. Insect Architecture\|James Rennie Here and there from the Pondweed and other stems hang festoons or wreaths or threads of beautiful green Alg. The Romance of Plant Life\|G. F. Scott Elliot Rabbits did not belong in Australia, nor pondweed in England, but there they are, and dominating the situation. Mobilizing Woman-Power\|Harriot Stanton Blatch He did not know that Frogs often wished themselves Tadpoles again, and he sulked around in the pondweed all day. Among the Pond People\|Clara Dillingham Pierson As she spoke she took a great mouthful of pondweed and swallowed it. Among the Pond People\|Clara Dillingham Pierson British Dictionary definitions for pondweed pondweed / (ˈpɒndˌwiːd) / noun any of various water plants of the genus Potamogeton, which grow in ponds and slow streams: family Potamogetonaceae Also called: waterweed British any of various unrelated water plants, such as Canadian pondweed, mare's-tail, and water milfoil, that have thin or much divided leaves Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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