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water hyacinth


water hyacinth

noun

Definition of WATER HYACINTH

: a showy floating aquatic herb (Eichhornia crassipes) of tropical South America that has become naturalized in warm regions (as of the southern United States) often clogging waterways
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First Known Use of WATER HYACINTH

circa 1890

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