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water hyacinth
noun
- a floating aquatic plant, Eichornia crassipes, of tropical lakes and rivers, that grows so prolifically it often hinders the passage of boats.
water hyacinth
noun
- a floating aquatic plant, Eichhornia crassipes, of tropical America, having showy bluish-purple flowers and swollen leafstalks: family Pontederiaceae. It forms dense masses in rivers, ponds, etc, and is a serious problem in the southern US, Australia, and parts of Africa
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water hyacinth1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
Farm-yard manure is preferred, but castor-cake and the water hyacinth--a weed--constitute good substitutes.
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They could smell the water hyacinth which floated endlessly down to the sea.
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We also thought of water hyacinth in the Tigris and Euphrates.
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