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CURLED PONDWEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does curled pondweed mean? 

CURLED PONDWEED (noun)
  The noun CURLED PONDWEED has 1 sense:

1. European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California

  Familiarity information: CURLED PONDWEED used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CURLED PONDWEED (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

curled pondweed; curleyleaf pondweed; Potamogeton crispus

Hypernyms ("curled pondweed" is a kind of...):

pondweed (any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae)

Holonyms ("curled pondweed" is a member of...):

genus Potamogeton; Potamogeton (a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water)


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