widgeonweed

English

Etymology

widgeon +‎ weed

Noun

widgeonweed (usually uncountable, plural widgeonweeds)

Any of various aquatic plants in the genus Ruppia.

Synonyms

ditch grass, tassel grass, tasselweed, widgeon grass

References

“widgeonweed”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“widgeonweed”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
widgeonweed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ruppia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ruppia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
widgeonweed at USDA Plants database

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