duckweed

noun [U]

/ˈdʌk.wiːd/

Definition

› a plant that grows on the surface of some poolsWater and marsh plants, bushes and trees

(Definition of duckweed noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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