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noun
Any of the genus Pontederia (syn. Eichhornia) of aquatic flowering plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pickerel weed, wampee
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of the genus Pontederia (syn. Eichhornia) of aquatic flowering plants.
especially common water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes, syn. Eichhornia crassipes), a problematic invasive plant that clogs waterways in warm temperate and subtropical regions worldwide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pickerel weed, wampee
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: water orchid, Eichhornia crassipes, Eichhornia spesiosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant
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