Water hyacinth
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water hyacinth — ☆ water hyacinth n. a South American aquatic plant (Eichhornia crassipes) of the pickerelweed family, with swollen petioles that float on water and spikes of showy lavender flowers: a pest that blocks water traffic in the S U.S., esp. Florida … English World dictionary
Water hyacinth — taxobox name = Water Hyacinth image caption = Common Water Hyacinth ( E. crassipes ) regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Commelinales familia = Pontederiaceae genus =… … Wikipedia
water hyacinth — a floating aquatic plant, Eichornia crassipes, of tropical lakes and rivers, that grows so prolifically it often hinders the passage of boats. [1895 1900, Amer.] * * * Any of about five species of aquatic plants that make up the genus Eichhornia… … Universalium
water-hyacinth — paprastoji eichornija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Skiaustmeninių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Eichhornia crassipes), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Eichhornia crassipes angl. water hyacinth vok. Wasserhyazinthe pranc.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
water hyacinth — noun a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States • Syn: ↑water orchid, ↑Eichhornia crassipes, ↑Eichhornia spesiosa • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant,… … Useful english dictionary
water hyacinth — noun a free floating tropical American water plant, widely introduced as an ornamental and in some warmer regions a serious weed of waterways. [Eichhornia crassipes.] … English new terms dictionary
water hyacinth — noun Date: circa 1890 a showy floating aquatic herb (Eichhornia crassipes) of tropical South America that has become naturalized in warm regions (as of the southern United States) often clogging waterways … New Collegiate Dictionary
Water hyacinth — Eichhornia (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
water hyacinth — wa′ter hy acinth n. pln a floating freshwater plant, Eichornia crassipes, related to the pickerelweed, that grows so prolifically it often hinders the passage of boats • Etymology: 1895–1900, amer … From formal English to slang
water hyacinth — /wɔtə ˈhaɪəsɪnθ / (say wawtuh huyuhsinth) noun a floating plant of Central and South America, Eichhornia crassipes, which has become a serious pest of watercourses in some warm countries …
