pondweed

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pondweed
    n 1: any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial
         aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae
    2: submerged freshwater perennials [syn: {Elodea}, {genus
       Elodea}, {pondweed}, {ditchmoss}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pondweed \Pond"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
   Any aquatic plant of the genus {Potamogeton}, of which many
   species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers.
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   {Choke pondweed}, an American water weed ({Anarcharis
      Canadensis}, syn. {Elodea Canadensis}.) See {Anacharis}.
      

   {Horned pondweed}, the {Zannichellia palustris}, a slender,
      branching aquatic plant, having pointed nutlets.
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