HyperDic: spirodela_polyrrhiza

English > 1 sense of the expression Spirodela polyrrhiza:
NOUNplantSpirodela polyrrhiza, great duckweed, water flaxseedcosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some oceanic islands
English > Spirodela polyrrhiza: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningcosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some oceanic islands.
Synonymsgreat duckweed, water flaxseed
Member ofSpirodela, genus Spirodelaminute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots
BroaderduckweedAny small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds

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