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pickerelweed

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pickerel weed, wampee, Pontederia cordata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant

History

Etymology

From pickerel + weed.