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Eichhornia crassipes
DEFINITIONS OF:
Eichhornia crassipes
1
n
a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States
Synonyms:
Eichhornia spesiosa
,
water hyacinth
,
water orchid
Type of:
aquatic plant
,
hydrophyte
,
hydrophytic plant
,
water plant
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
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