English noun: water hyacinth | |||
1. | water hyacinth (plant) a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States | ||
Synonyms | Eichhornia crassipes, Eichhornia spesiosa, water orchid | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant | ||
Member meronym | Eichhornia, genus Eichhornia | ||