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Definition of waterweed in English: waterweednounˈwɔːtəwiːd mass noun1Any aquatic plant with inconspicuous flowers. Example sentencesExamples - I grimaced, I hated pickled waterweed, and by the face mother pulled when she ate it, I suspect she did too.
- He sat on the rock, undulating like a waterweed, brie in one hand, knife in the other.
- One had tresses of green waterweed hanging in her eyes.
2A submerged aquatic American plant which is grown in ornamental ponds. Genus Elodea, family Hydrocharitaceae: several species, in particular Canadian pondweed Example sentencesExamples - Be sure to include submergent plants such as common waterweed and hornwort for their high oxygen output.
Definition of waterweed in US English: waterweednoun 1Any aquatic plant with inconspicuous flowers, especially a pondweed. Example sentencesExamples - He sat on the rock, undulating like a waterweed, brie in one hand, knife in the other.
- I grimaced, I hated pickled waterweed, and by the face mother pulled when she ate it, I suspect she did too.
- One had tresses of green waterweed hanging in her eyes.
2A submerged aquatic American plant that is grown in aquariums and ornamental ponds. Genus Elodea, family Hydrocharitaceae: several species, in particular E. canadensis Example sentencesExamples - Be sure to include submergent plants such as common waterweed and hornwort for their high oxygen output.
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