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pickerelweed

noun
pick·er·el·weed | \ˈpi-k(ə-)rəl-ˌwēd \

Definition of pickerelweed 

: a shallow-water monocotyledonous perennial plant (Pontederia cordata) chiefly of the eastern U.S. and Canada with large leaves and a spike of purplish-blue flowers

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 The rain darkened the way, which heightened colors, like the lavender of pickerelweed blossoms and brilliant yellow of spatterdock flowers. — Kevin Spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Wekiva and Rock Springs Run cure stress with gorgeous gators and hypnotic rain," 1 June 2018

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First Known Use of pickerelweed

1785, in the meaning defined above

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