Definition of Water lettuce

1. Noun. Pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes.

Exact synonyms: Pistia, Pistia Stratiotes, Pistia Stratoites, Water Cabbage
Group relationships: Genus Pistia
Generic synonyms: Aquatic Plant, Hydrophyte, Hydrophytic Plant, Water Plant

Medical Definition of Water lettuce

1. A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Water Lettuce

water itch
water jacket
water jet
water joint
water joints
water jug
water jump
water junket
water knot
water knots
water landing
water laverock
water law
water lemon
water lemons
water lettuce (current term)
water level
water levels
water lilies
water lily
water line
water lines
water lizard
water lobelia
water locusts
water main
water mains
water mat
water meadow

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