Eichhornia — noun water hyacinth; water orchid • Syn: ↑genus Eichhornia • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pontederiaceae, ↑family Pontederiaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Eichhornia crassipes — noun a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States • Syn: ↑water hyacinth, ↑water orchid, ↑Eichhornia spesiosa • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water… … Useful english dictionary
genus Eichhornia — noun water hyacinth; water orchid • Syn: ↑Eichhornia • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pontederiaceae, ↑family Pontederiaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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 orchid — noun a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States • Syn: ↑water hyacinth, ↑Eichhornia crassipes, ↑Eichhornia spesiosa • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant,… … Useful english dictionary
aquatic plant — noun a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth • Syn: ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophytic (for:… … Useful english dictionary
hydrophytic plant — noun a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth • Syn: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophytic (for:… … Useful english dictionary
water plant — noun a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth • Syn: ↑aquatic plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophytic (for … Useful english dictionary