ribbonweed

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noun

Species of Posidonia

Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounribbonweed (usually uncountable, plural ribbonweeds)

plural ribbonweeds

  1. Any of various marine and freshwater flowering plants:
    1. uncountableusuallySpecies of Posidonia
    2. uncountableusuallyZostera capricorni
    3. uncountableusuallyRibbonleaf pondweed, Potamogeton epihydrus
    4. uncountableusuallyStuckenia pectinata (Potamogeton pectinatus)
    5. uncountableusuallySpecies of Vallisneria

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sago pondweed

Origin

From ribbon + weed.

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Cite this entry
APA

ribbonweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbonweed

MLA

“ribbonweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbonweed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ribbonweed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbonweed.

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