frog's-bit
[frogz-bit, frawgz-]
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 of frog's-bit
First recorded in 1570–80
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