pickerelweed

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noun

Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves

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pickerel weedwampeePontederia cordata
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Meanings

nounpickerelweed (plural pickerelweeds)

plural pickerelweeds

  1. USAny of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAmerican plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds

Similar
pickerel weedwampeePontederia cordata
Broader
aquatic plantwater planthydrophyte
Also see
pickerel weedwampee

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pickerel + weed.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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