Mosquito fern

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any in the genus Azolla of aquatic ferns.
  2. 2
    small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe wordnet

Etymology

From the belief that no mosquito can penetrate the coating to lay its eggs in the water.

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