pick|er|el|weed

pick|er|el|weed
pick|er|el|weed «PIHK uhr uhl WEED, PIHK ruhl-», noun.
any of a genus of North American herbs with spikes of blue flowers and heart-shaped leaves, growing in shallow, usually quiet, water.

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