fanwort

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noun

Any of the genus Cabomba of aquatic plants, having divided submerged leaves in the shape of a fan.

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water-shieldCabomba caroliniana
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Meanings

nounfanwort (plural fanworts)

plural fanworts

  1. Any of the genus Cabomba of aquatic plants, having divided submerged leaves in the shape of a fan.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncommon aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers

Similar
water-shieldCabomba caroliniana
Broader
water lily
Also see
water-shield

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fan + wort.

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Translations

Welsh tarian y dŵr
  • tarian y dŵrCabomba

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

RowfantFartown
Cite this entry
APA

fanwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanwort

MLA

“fanwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanwort. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fanwort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanwort.

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