pondweed
Americannoun
noun
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any of various water plants of the genus Potamogeton, which grow in ponds and slow streams: family Potamogetonaceae
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Also called: waterweed. any of various unrelated water plants, such as Canadian pondweed, mare's-tail, and water milfoil, that have thin or much divided leaves
Etymology
Origin of pondweed
Example Sentences
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Blue-green algae, bathing bans, pondweed and silt causing problems for boats - the UK's largest freshwater lake Lough Neagh may not be dying, but it's in trouble.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2023
But we also found evidence from inland sites that people were ingesting freshwater aquatic plants, including lilies and pondweed.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2023
Prospect Park has plenty of water in its creeks, ponds, and lake—and those waterways are full of potential beaver food like pondweed.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2023
Moliceiros are used for collecting moliço, a broad term for water plants, including algae, eelgrass, pondweed and ditch grass.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022
Her hair spilt over her folded face like pondweed.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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