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Meaning of duckweed | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈdʌkˌwid

Definitions

Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية طحلب
Bosanski beo okrijek
Čeština okřehek
Cymraeg llinad y dŵr
Dansk andemad
Español lenteja de agua
Suomi limaska
Français lentille d’eau
Gaeilge ros lachan
Hrvatski beo okrijek
日本語 うきくさ 浮草
한국어 개구리밥
Te Reo Māori kārearea
Bahasa Melayu kiambang
Nederlands kroos
Polski rzęsa wolfia
Português lentilha-d'água
Română lintiță
Русский ряска
Српски beo okrijek
ไทย แหน
Türkçe su mercimeği
Українська ряска
Tiếng Việt beo

Examples

“He that vvould diſcern the rudimentall ſtroak of a plant, may behold it in the Originall of Duckvveed, at the bigneſſe of a pins point, from convenient vvater in glaſſes, vvherein a vvatchfull eye may alſo diſcover the puncticular Originals of Perivvincles and Gnats.”
“But his face was a face of such happiness that, had you seen it, you would have understood indeed how that he had died happy, never knowing that cool and streaming silver for the duckweed in the pond.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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