DUCKWEED


Meaning of DUCKWEED in English

/duk"weed'/ , n.

any plant of the family Lemnaceae, esp. of the genus Lemna, comprising small aquatic plants that float free on still water.

[ 1400-50; late ME dockewede; so called because eaten by ducks ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .