Thesaurus: duckweed
A genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also duckmeat.
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- n. A genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also duckmeat.
- n. any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds
- A genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also duckmeat.
- A genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen floating in greatquantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposedto furnish food for ducks; -- called also duckmeat.
- n:100 n. any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds