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English noun: water orchid

1. water orchid (plant) a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States


SynonymsEichhornia crassipes, Eichhornia spesiosa, water hyacinth


Broader (hypernym)aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant


Member meronymEichhornia, genus Eichhornia









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