water shield


noun
  1. Also called water target. an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.

  2. a fanwort, especially Cabomba caroliniana.

Origin of water shield

1
First recorded in 1810–20

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British Dictionary definitions for water shield

water shield

noun
  1. a North American nymphaeaceous plant, Brasenia schreberi, with floating oval leaves and purple flowers

  2. any of several similar and related plants of the genus Cabomba

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