water shield

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noun

Also called water target. an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.

a fanwort, especially Cabomba caroliniana.

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Origin of water shield

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby water shield

watersaver, waterscape, waterscorpion, water seal, watershed, water shield, water shrew, water-sick, waterside, watersider, water sign

British Dictionary definitions for water shield

water shield

noun

a North American nymphaeaceous plant, Brasenia schreberi, with floating oval leaves and purple flowers

any of several similar and related plants of the genus Cabomba

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