| NOUN | plant | water hyacinth, water orchid, Eichhornia crassipes, Eichhornia spesiosa | a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers |
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| Meaning | A tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States. | |
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| Synonyms | water orchid, Eichhornia crassipes, Eichhornia spesiosa | |
| Member of | Eichhornia, genus Eichhornia | water hyacinth |
| Broader | aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant | A plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus / lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth |
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