mosquito fern

noun

Any in the genus Azolla of aquatic ferns.

Similar
azolladuckweed fernfairy mosswater fernfloating fernCarolina pond fernAzolla caroliniana
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Meanings

nounmosquito fern (plural mosquito ferns)

plural mosquito ferns

  1. Any in the genus Azolla of aquatic ferns.

    Synonyms: azolla, duckweed fern, fairy moss, water fern

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny in the genus Azolla of aquatic ferns.

Similar
azolladuckweed fernfairy mosswater fern

More synonyms by meaning

nounsmall free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe

Similar
floating fernCarolina pond fernAzolla caroliniana
Broader
aquatic fernwater fern
Also see
azolla

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From the belief that no mosquito can penetrate the coating to lay its eggs in the water.

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Translations

Dutch kroosvaren
  • kroosvarenaquatic fern
French azolla
  • azollaaquatic fern
German Algenfarn
  • Algenfarnaquatic fern
Māori retoreto, returetu
  • retoretoaquatic fern
  • returetuaquatic fern
  • kārerareraaquatic fern
Spanish helecho de agua
  • helecho de aguaaquatic fern
Cite this entry
APA

mosquito fern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosquito%20fern

MLA

“mosquito fern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosquito%20fern. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mosquito fern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosquito%20fern.

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