hydrilla
noun
hy·dril·la
hī-ˈdri-lə 
: a freshwater aquatic Asian plant (Hydrilla verticillata of the Hydrocharitaceae family) that has small narrow leaves growing in whorls of three to eight around stems which become heavily branched near the water surface
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Scientists have found everywhere along the 200 miles of the Connecticut River and its tributaries below Springfield: A previously undiscovered, genetically unique and exceptionally robust strain of hydrilla that so far has not been found anywhere else in the world.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
By early summer, assuming plants like hydrilla and milfoil have grown in, muskies will gravitate to weedy areas in roughly 3- to 8-feet of water.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2023
According to a presentation by the Central Arkansas Water officials, the Lake Maumelle hydrilla operation will include $16 million in herbicide application over five years and $23 million in dredging costs.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2023
Buzzbaits, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits are all effective in scattered grass, while weedless frogs do the job in thicker hydrilla and weed mats.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 1 Oct. 2021
Subjecting hydrilla to three hard freezes causes the nodes to burst, which neutralizes spreading.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2022
One is Central Arkansas Water's plan to eliminate hydrilla in the lake.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2022
The weed is hydrilla, an aquatic plant initially imported and sold as an aquarium plant in the 1950s that has become one of the world’s most invasive plants.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2021
Some fish are also being caught on the outside of the hydrilla beds on flukes and swimjigs.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 27 Aug. 2021
Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
By early summer, assuming plants like hydrilla and milfoil have grown in, muskies will gravitate to weedy areas in roughly 3- to 8-feet of water.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2023
According to a presentation by the Central Arkansas Water officials, the Lake Maumelle hydrilla operation will include $16 million in herbicide application over five years and $23 million in dredging costs.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2023
Buzzbaits, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits are all effective in scattered grass, while weedless frogs do the job in thicker hydrilla and weed mats.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 1 Oct. 2021
Subjecting hydrilla to three hard freezes causes the nodes to burst, which neutralizes spreading.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2022
One is Central Arkansas Water's plan to eliminate hydrilla in the lake.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2022
The weed is hydrilla, an aquatic plant initially imported and sold as an aquarium plant in the 1950s that has become one of the world’s most invasive plants.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2021
Some fish are also being caught on the outside of the hydrilla beds on flukes and swimjigs.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 27 Aug. 2021
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“Hydrilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrilla. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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