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waterweed

wa·ter·weed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter-weed, wot-er-]
    • /ˈwɔ tərˌwid, ˈwɒt ər-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter-weed, wot-er-]
    • /ˈwɔ tərˌwid, ˈwɒt ər-/

Definitions of waterweed word

  • noun waterweed elodea. 1
  • noun waterweed Any aquatic plant with inconspicuous flowers, especially a pondweed. 1
  • noun waterweed any of various weedy aquatic plants 0
  • noun waterweed any of various water plants having inconspicuous flowers, as pondweed 0
  • noun waterweed a North American elodea (Elodea canadensis) with white flowers: used in aquariums 0

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Origin of waterweed

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; water + weed1

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Parts of speech for Waterweed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

waterweed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

waterweed usage trend in Literature

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