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duckweed

[ duhk-weed ]

noun

  1. any plant of the family Lemnaceae, especially of the genus Lemna, comprising small aquatic plants that float free on still water.


duckweed

/ ˈdʌkˌwiːd /

noun

  1. any of various small stemless aquatic plants of the family Lemnaceae, esp any of the genus Lemna, that have rounded leaves and occur floating on still water in temperate regions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of duckweed1

1400–50; late Middle English dockewede; so called because eaten by ducks
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Example Sentences

But the farm had fallen on evil days at the hands of Paddy Magragh, and the reservoir was choked with cresses and duckweed.

Waterlilies and duckweed are not the chief part of this floating mass.

There is a large pond in the midst of the garden, covered with duckweed, and full of beautiful gold and silver fish of many kinds.

The river is rising fast, and bringing down large quantities of aquatic grass, duckweed, &c.

Out of this lagoon, and by this stream, the chief part of the duckweed of the Shiré flows.

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