pondweed en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From pond + weed.
Meanings
- (countable, qualifier:most commonly, uncountable) Any of several plants that grow in ponds or similar aquatic conditions: ▸ Potamogeton, a diverse and worldwide genus
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several plants that grow in ponds or similar aquatic conditions: ▸ Elodea, found in North America
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(countable, uncountable) Any of several plants that grow in ponds or similar aquatic conditions: ▸ Azolla, of cosmopolitan distribution
If you have ever had a pond you will know Azolla, a.k.a. pondweed, duckweed fern or fairy moss.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 76:
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several plants that grow in ponds or similar aquatic conditions: ▸ Aponogeton, in Africa, Asia and Australasia
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several plants that grow in ponds or similar aquatic conditions: ▸ opposite-leaved pondweed, Groenlandia densa, only plant of its genus, found chiefly in the Mediterranean region.
- (countable, uncountable) Charales, an order of green algae
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pondweeds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
long-stalked pondweed · white-stem pondweed · Cape pondweed · ribbonleaf pondweed · horned pondweed · perfoliate pondweed · broad-leaved pondweed · loddon pondweed · sago pondweed · curly-leaf pondweed · curled pondweed · curly pondweed · fennel pondweed · Canadian pondweed · choke pondweed · American pondweed
Translations (26)
cy dyfrllys (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · pl rdestnica (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · fi ahvenheinä (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · pl grenlandia gęsta (Groenlandia densa) · nb tjernaks (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · ja 蛭蓆 (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · mi mānihi (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · pl rdestnica gęsta (Groenlandia densa) · vep ahvenhein (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · grc ποταμογείτων (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · fi vesirutto (plant of the genus Elodea) · pl rdestniczka gęsta (Groenlandia densa) · pl aponogeton (plant of the genus Aponogeton) · pl ramienica (alga of the order Charales) · pl onowodek (plant of the genus Aponogeton) · is nykra (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · pl moczarka (plant of the genus Elodea) · fr potamogéton (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · et penikeel (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · bg ръждавец (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · mi rērēwai (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · fi vita (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · fr potamot (plant of the genus Potamogeton) · fi näkinpartaislevä (alga of the order Charales) · fi verkkolehti (plant of the genus Aponogeton) · nb abborgress (plant of the genus Potamogeton)