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English noun: water-shield

1. water-shield (plant) aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums


SynonymsBrasenia schreberi, water-target


Broader (hypernym)water lily


Member meronymBrasenia, genus Brasenia

2. water-shield (plant) common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers


SynonymsCabomba caroliniana, fanwort


Broader (hypernym)water lily


Member meronymCabomba, genus Cabomba









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