- Lettuce, Water
- Pistia (E)
EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.
Lettuce, Water
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water cabbage — noun pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes • Syn: ↑pistia, ↑water lettuce, ↑Pistia stratiotes, ↑Pistia stratoites • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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
Lettuce Lake Park — is a park in Tampa, Florida near the I 75 exit for Fletcher Avenue with the Hillsborough River running beside. It contains a 3 foot boardwalk which winds through the fresh water marsh and water shed, an observation tower, a nature trail, picnic… … Wikipedia
Water garden — Water gardens, also known as aquatic gardens, backyard ponds and garden ponds, have been made popular by Andy Holt in recent years. Usually referring to a man made feature, these gardens typically combine a pool with aquatic plants and often… … Wikipedia
Water lettuce — Wa ter let tuce (Bot.) A plant ({Pistia stratiotes}) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge shaped leaves. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water lettuce — n. a floating aquatic plant (Pistia stratiotes) of the arum family, with rosettes of thick, blunt, velvety, ribbed leaves and a hanging mass of feathery roots … English World dictionary
lettuce — /let is/, n. 1. a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads. 2. any species of Lactuca. 3. Slang. U.S. dollar bills; greenbacks. [1250 1300; 1925 30 for def. 3; ME letuse, appar. … Universalium
Lettuce — Taxobox name = Lettuce image width = 260 px image caption = Iceberg lettuce field in Northern Santa Barbara County regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus = Lactuca species = L … Wikipedia
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water-lettuce — salotinė plūdoklė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aroninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis augalas (Pistia stratiotes), paplitęs Afrikoje ir Azijos, Australijos, Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikos atogrąžose ir paatogrąžiuose. atitikmenys: lot.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
