FANWORT

Meaning of FANWORT in English

/fahn"werrt', -wawrt'/ , n.

any aquatic plant belonging to the genus Cabomba, of the water lily family, having very small flowers and submerged and floating leaves. See illus. under dimorphism .

[ FAN 1 + WORT 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FANWORT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a plant of the genus Cabomba ; especially : water shield
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FANWORT — also called water shield any of about seven species of aquatic flowering plants constituting the genus Cabomba, of the fanwort …
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WATER SHIELD — noun 1. : an aquatic plant ( Brasenia schreberi ) with floating leaves olive green above and red below and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WASHINGTON PLANT — noun Usage: usually capitalized W : fanwort
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAROLINA WATER SHIELD — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : fanwort
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER SHIELD — 1. Also called water target . an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, …
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WATER SHIELD — (Brasenia schreberi), small, purple-flowered aquatic plant of the fanwort family (Cabombaceae), found in northern ponds and still waters throughout the …
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NYMPHAEALES — the water-lily order of flowering plants, belonging to the class called dicotyledon (characterized by two seed leaves). The order is …
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