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A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves.
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- A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves.
- n. pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes
- A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
- A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical waters,and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves. J. Smith (Dict.Econ. Plants).