Meanings
plural water hyacinths
- Any of the genus Pontederia (syn. Eichhornia) of aquatic flowering plants.
Synonyms: pickerel weed, wampee
- especially common water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes, syn. Eichhornia crassipes), a problematic invasive plant that clogs waterways in warm temperate and subtropical regions worldwide.
Synonyms: pickerel weed, wampee
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the genus Pontederia (syn. Eichhornia) of aquatic flowering plants.
nounespecially common water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes, syn. Eichhornia crassipes), a problematic invasive plant that clogs waterways in warm temperate and subtropical regions worldwide.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German Wasserhyazinthe
- Wasserhyazintheaquatic flowering plant of the genus Eichhornia
Portuguese aguapé
- aguapéaquatic flowering plant of the genus Eichhornia
Spanish taropé
- taropéaquatic flowering plant of the genus Eichhornia
Thai ตบชวา
- ตบชวา (dtòp-chá-waa)aquatic flowering plant of the genus Eichhornia
Vietnamese bèo tây, lục bình
- bèo tâyaquatic flowering plant of the genus Eichhornia
- lục bìnhaquatic flowering plant of the genus Eichhornia
Cite this entry
water hyacinth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20hyacinth
“water hyacinth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20hyacinth. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water hyacinth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20hyacinth.
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