frogbit

[frog-bit, frawg-] /ˈfrɒgˌbɪt, ˈfrɔg-/

noun

frog's-bit.

Origin of frogbit

1570-1580

First recorded in 1570-80

frog's-bit

[frogz-bit, frawgz-] /ˈfrɒgzˌbɪt, ˈfrɔgz-/

noun

an aquatic, floating plant, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, of Eurasia, having thick, roundish, spongy leaves.

an aquatic, floating plant, Limnobium spongia, of tropical America, having reddish-brown spotted, oblong, heart-shaped, or ovate leaves.

Also, frogbit.

Origin

First recorded in 1570-80

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