water plant

noun

1. a plant that grows in water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of water plant¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

The authorities have said their priority is to get damaged water plants back up and running.

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Others volunteer to water plants, write a weekly newsletter, launder aprons, check on members who haven’t shown up in a while, and shoulder other tasks needed to keep the clubhouse humming.

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Only one grocery store was operational, utility poles had gone down, the town’s water plant had flooded and people had been without safe drinking water for four days, he told the BBC.

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One of Jackson’s water plants was built in 1914 and some of the city’s water issues stem from the age the city’s infrastructure.

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Gaps are purposely built in high-rise buildings to reduce heat, and rainwater-collection facilities water plants in the complexes’ public green spaces.

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