planktonnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈplæŋk.tən/us/ˈplæŋk.tən/very small plants and animals that float on the surface of the sea and on which other sea animals feed
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Water & marsh plants, bushes & trees
- algae
- blue-green algae
- bulrush
- duckweed
- kelp
- lotus
- mangrove
- papyrus
- phytoplankton
- reed
- reedy
- rice
- rush
- samphire
- seaweed
- spirogyra
- water lily