water hyacinth

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Definitions of water hyacinth words

noun water hyacinth a floating aquatic plant, Eichornia crassipes, of tropical lakes and rivers, that grows so prolifically it often hinders the passage of boats. 1
noun water hyacinth a floating aquatic plant, Eichhornia crassipes, of tropical America, having showy bluish-purple flowers and swollen leafstalks: family Pontederiaceae. It forms dense masses in rivers, ponds, etc, and is a serious problem in the southern US, Australia, and parts of Africa 0
noun water hyacinth 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 0
noun water hyacinth An aquatic flowering plant of the genus Eichhornia. 0

before 1895

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An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900

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