Meaning Of The Word Duckweed

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duckweed in American English
any of a family (Lemnaceae, order Arales) of monocotyledonous, minute flowering plants that float on ponds and sluggish streams and reproduce by a kind of budding: so called because eaten by ducks
noun: any plant of the family Lemnaceae, esp. of the genus Lemna, comprising small aquatic plants that float free on still water

duckweed in British English
noun: any of various small stemless aquatic plants of the family Lemnaceae, esp any of the genus Lemna, that have rounded leaves and occur floating on still water in temperate regions

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