water orchid
a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States • Syn: water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, Eichhornia spesiosa • Hypernyms: aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant • Member Holonyms: Eichhornia, genus Eichhornia
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