water hyacinth

noun

: a showy floating aquatic herb (Pontederia crassipes synonym Eichhornia crassipes) of tropical South America that has become naturalized in warm regions (as of the southern U.S.) often clogging waterways

Examples of water hyacinth in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of water hyacinth was in 1706

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“Water hyacinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20hyacinth. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

water hyacinth

noun
: a floating water plant often clogging waterways in the southern U.S.

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