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water target

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water target

–noun
water shield (def. 1).

Origin:
1805–15, Americanism

water shield

–noun
1. Also called water target. an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.
2. a fanwort, esp. Cabomba caroliniana.


Origin:
1810–20
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