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or pigmyweed \ ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗ \
Definition of pygmyweed
: a small annual aquatic herb (Tillaea aquatica) of the family Crassulaceae that occurs along the coasts of North America, Europe, and northern Africa and has very small solitary axillary greenish flowers
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