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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of the genus Cabomba of aquatic plants, having divided submerged leaves in the shape of a fan.
2. 2
   common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cabomba carolinianawater shieldwater-shield

Etymology

From fan + wort.

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