waterplant

Definitions of waterplant
  1. 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
    synonyms: hydrofyt
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    hoornblad
    any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams
    ranonkel
    plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America
    zeegras
    submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia
    zeegras
    submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
    moerasplant
    a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
    bies, vlechtriet
    grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
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    vaatplant
    green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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