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noun
An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris) with finely divided leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: water violet
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a plant of the genus Hottonia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: feather-foil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant
Narrower terms: water gillyflower, American featherfoil, Hottonia inflata, water violet, Hottonia palustris
History
From feather + foil (“a leaf”).
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