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duckweed

duck·weed

US/ˈdʌkˌwid/ uncommon

noun

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any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds

Origin

From duck + weed. Supposedly so-named for often being consumed by ducks and other waterfowl. Compare Middle English dokemete (“duckweed”, literally “duck-food”).

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