duckweed en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈdʌkˌwid/ (General-American)
Etymology
From duck + weed. Supposedly so-named for often being consumed by ducks and other waterfowl. Compare Middle English dokemete (“duckweed”, literally “duck-food”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.
He that vvould diſcern the rudimentall ſtroak of a plant, may behold it in the Originall of Duckvveed, at the bigneſſe of a pins point, from convenient vvater in glaſſes, vvherein a vvatchfull eye may alſo diſcover the puncticular Originals of Perivvincles and Gnats.
1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter III.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 137:But his face was a face of such happiness that, had you seen it, you would have understood indeed how that he had died happy, never knowing that cool and streaming silver for the duckweed in the pond.
1909, H. G. Wells, The Beautiful Suit:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| duckweed | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| duckweeds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
greater duckweed · ivy duckweed · great duckweed · least duckweed · common duckweed · gibbous duckweed · Valdivia duckweed · minute duckweed · larger duckweed · tropical duckweed · duckweed fern · star duckweed · lesser duckweed
Synonyms
Translations (45)
hsb rjasa (plant) · ko 개구리밥 (plant) · th แหน (plant) · nrf hèrbe d'pithot (plant) · cy llinad y dŵr (plant) · vi bèo (plant) · bg водна леща (plant) · nl kroos (plant) · mi kārearea (plant) · cmn 荇菜 (plant) · ms kiambang (plant) · is vatnadoppa (plant) · tr su mercimeği (plant) · ca llentilla d'aigua (plant) · fr lentille d’eau (plant) · cmn 水萍 (plant) · ja ウキクサ (plant) · cy bwyd yr hwyaid (plant) · pt lentilha-d'água (plant) · mk во́дна ле́ќа (plant) · pl rzęsa (plant) · cmn 萍 (plant) · ja 浮草 (plant) · grc ἴκμη (plant) · hu békalencse (plant) · cmn 苹 (plant) · ka ლემნა (plant) · es lenteja de agua (plant) · de Wasserlinse (plant) · nn andemat (plant) · cmn 水草 (plant) · fi limaska (plant) · az sugülü (plant) · sh okrijek (plant) · as পুণী (plant) · uk ря́ска (plant) · de Entengrütze (plant) · ro lintiță (plant) · cmn 浮萍 (plant) · cs okřehek (plant) · da andemad (plant) · zlw-ocs křěz (plant) · ga ros lachan (plant) · ru ря́ска (plant) · ka წყლის პერი (plant)