frog's-bit

[ frogz-bit, frawgz- ]

/ ˈfrɒgzˌbɪt, ˈfrɔgz- /

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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.

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Also frogbit.

Origin of frog's-bit

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby frog's-bit

frogman, frogmarch, frogmouth, frog orchid, frog pad, frog's-bit, frogspawn, frog spit, frog sticker, frogstool, Frohman

How to use frog's-bit in a sentence

In a bit of foreshadowing, he repeated that opinion in November.
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His peers remember him as a bright man who spoke softly and occasionally came across as a bit shy.
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She narrowed her eyes, bit her lip as if to chew over the question, and whisked some stray blond hairs away from her face.
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It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
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A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
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After a bit of waiting, Mac decided that the smoke was floating from a certain direction, and we began to edge carefully that way.
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The sudden pall of darkness in this strange house of mystery was just a tiny bit awesome.
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Things looked anxious for a bit, but by this morning's dawn all are dug in, cool, confident.
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Nogués and his brave lads have done their bit indeed for the glory of the Army of France.
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