Meanings
- uncountableA submerged aquatic plant native to Europe and northwestern Asia (Stratiotes aloides).
[…] and the arrow-shaped leaves of the blue spiked pondwort and rosy flowers of the persicaria, form a beautiful sight on hot sunny days.
1857, Catherine Parr Strickland Traill, The Canadian Settler's Guide, page 2081 more example
[…] some of the same plants which were enumerated as common in the ancient lignite in 3', such as the yellow water-lily and pondwort […]
1863, Charles Lyell, The geological evidences of the antiquity of man, page 225Synonyms: water soldier, water pineapple
- uncountableA plant, horned pondweed, found in fresh to brackish waters, with long, threadlike leaves (Zannichellia palustris).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA submerged aquatic plant native to Europe and northwestern Asia (Stratiotes aloides).
Origin
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pondwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pondwort
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