water plant

noun

1. a plant that grows in water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of water plant¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Wilde noticed that lakes with die-offs grew dense expanses of the green bottlebrush-shaped invasive water plant called Hydrilla verticillata.

From Science News

Many resorted to boiling snow after water plants lost power, pitching tents in their living rooms to keep warm, and moving in with friends and neighbors, despite the warnings of public health officials to maintain social distancing.

From Washington Post

The doctor, bending lovingly over a specimen of a rare water plant, looked up to see Michael's quivering face.

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I, for one, am never weary of the time-honoured demonstration of a water-plant giving off oxygen as it assimilates.

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My water plant cost me a lot of money, $2758; but it hasn't cost me $10 a year since it was finished.

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With a coal burning steam or hot water plant, there is now a cylinder that can be attached to the boiler below the water level.

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Drawing a bucket of water just now, with due respect, I got out this strange salt-water plant.

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