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 1. aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers;
 in lakes and slow-moving streams;
 suitable for aquariums
 • Syn:
 Brasenia schreberi, water-target
 • Hypernyms:
 water lily
 • Member Holonyms:
 Brasenia, genus Brasenia
 2. common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers
 • Syn:
 fanwort, Cabomba caroliniana
 • Hypernyms:
 water lily
 • Member Holonyms:
 Cabomba, genus Cabomba
 
 
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