HyperDic: watermeal

English > 1 sense of the word watermeal:
NOUNplantwatermealany of various aquatic plants of the genus Wolffia
English > watermeal: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various aquatic plants of the genus Wolffia; throughout warmer regions of the world.
Member ofWolffia, genus Wolffiaminute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond
Narrowercommon wolffia, Wolffia columbianasmallest flowering plants known
BroaderduckweedAny small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds

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