great duckweed

/greɪt ˌdʌkˈwid/
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Definitions of great duckweed
  1. noun
    cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some oceanic islands
    synonyms: Spirodela polyrrhiza, water flaxseed
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    type of:
    duckweed
    any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds
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