Hydrilla
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata
- 2 submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways wordnet
Example
More examples"The Potomac has been called the wildest urban landscape in the world. In some places it is flat and broad and so clear that you can see all the way down to the rocks and sand on the bottom. In others it is thick with gardens of aquatic vegetation with native species like wild celery, curly pondweed and stargrass, and exotic plants like hydrilla."
Etymology
From the genus name Hydrilla.
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