aquatic plant meaning

UK /əˈkwætɪk plɑːnt/ US /əˈkwɑtɪk plænt/ 4 syllables

aquatic plant (noun): a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth.

Definition of aquatic plant

  1. a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth

    Synonyms: water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant

    Type of: vascular plant

    Kinds: hornwort, water lily, water crowfoot, cryptocoryne, golden club, arrow arum, pistia, duckweed, awlwort, featherfoil, water pimpernel, water milfoil

How to pronounce aquatic plant

aquatic plant is pronounced /əˈkwætɪk plɑːnt/ in British English and /əˈkwɑtɪk plænt/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.

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