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noun
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, with roundish leaves and small white flowers. It is free-floating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: European frogbit, common frogbit, European frog's-bit
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An American plant, Limnobium spongia, with is also free-floating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A South American plant, Limnobium laevigatum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: Amazon frogbit, South American frogbit
Antonyms: none provided
noun
European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: frog's-bit, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant
History
From frog + bit, perhaps to explain the notched petal tips.
