Meanings
noun
- A floating aquatic plant, of species Pistia stratiotes, with green rosettes of leaves and inconspicuous flowers.
Synonyms: shellflower, water cabbage
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA floating aquatic plant, of species Pistia stratiotes, with green rosettes of leaves and inconspicuous flowers.
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nounpantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes
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APA
water lettuce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20lettuce
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“water lettuce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20lettuce. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water lettuce,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20lettuce.
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