- Hyacinth, water
- Eichhornia (E)
EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.
Hyacinth, water
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Hyacinth — may refer to the following persons: * Hyacinth (mythology), divine hero in Greek mythology * Hyacinth and Protus (martyred 257 9), Christian saints * Saint Hyacinth (c.1185 1257), Polish priest, canonized 1594 * Hyacinth Mariscotti (Hyacintha,… … Wikipedia
water plant — noun a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth • Syn: ↑aquatic plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophytic (for … Useful english dictionary
water — waterer, n. waterless, adj. waterlessly, adv. waterlessness, n. waterlike, adj. /waw teuhr, wot euhr/, n. 1. a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C … Universalium
hyacinth — noun Etymology: Latin hyacinthus, a precious stone, a flowering plant, from Greek hyakinthos Date: 1553 1. a. a precious stone of the ancients sometimes held to be the sapphire b. a gem zircon or essonite 2. a. a plant of the ancients held to be… … New Collegiate Dictionary
water hyacinth — ☆ water hyacinth n. a South American aquatic plant (Eichhornia crassipes) of the pickerelweed family, with swollen petioles that float on water and spikes of showy lavender flowers: a pest that blocks water traffic in the S U.S., esp. Florida … English World dictionary
Water hyacinth — Wa ter hy a*cinth (Bot.) Either of several tropical aquatic plants of the genus {Eichhornia}, related to the pickerel weed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Water hyacinth — taxobox name = Water Hyacinth image caption = Common Water Hyacinth ( E. crassipes ) regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Commelinales familia = Pontederiaceae genus =… … Wikipedia
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water hyacinth — a floating aquatic plant, Eichornia crassipes, of tropical lakes and rivers, that grows so prolifically it often hinders the passage of boats. [1895 1900, Amer.] * * * Any of about five species of aquatic plants that make up the genus Eichhornia… … Universalium
