Local English word record

eichhornia crassipes

noun · 1 sense

a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States

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Synonyms

water hyacinth, water orchid, eichhornia spesiosa

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