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Meaning of "duckweed" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DUCKWEED

ˈdʌkˌwiːd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUCKWEED

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Duckweed is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DUCKWEED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lemnoideae

Duckweeds, or water lens, are flowering aquatic plants which float on or just beneath the surface of still or slow-moving bodies of fresh water and wetlands. Also known as "bayroot", they arose from within the arum or aroid family, and therefore, often are classified as the subfamily Lemnoideae within the Araceae. Classifications created prior to the end of the twentieth century classify them as a separate family, Lemnaceae. These plants are very simple, lacking an obvious stem or leaves. The greater part of each plant is a small organized "thallus" or "frond" structure only a few cells thick, often with air pockets that allow it to float on or just under the water surface. Depending on the species each plant may have no root or may have one or more simple rootlets. Reproduction is mostly by asexual budding, which occurs from a meristem enclosed at the base of the frond. Occasionally three tiny "flowers" consisting of two stamens and a pistil are produced, by which sexual reproduction occurs.

Definition of duckweed in the English dictionary

The definition of duckweed in the dictionary is any of various small stemless aquatic plants of the family Lemnaceae, esp any of the genus Lemna, that have rounded leaves and occur floating on still water in temperate regions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUCKWEED

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUCKWEED

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DUCKWEED

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Synonyms and antonyms of duckweed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «duckweed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUCKWEED

Find out the translation of duckweed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of duckweed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «duckweed» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

浮萍
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

la lenteja de agua
570 millions of speakers
en

English

duckweed
510 millions of speakers
hi

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duckweed
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الطحلب البطي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

ряска
278 millions of speakers
pt

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lentilha
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

duckweed
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

lentilles d´eau
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Duckweed
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Wasserlinsen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ウキクサ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

개구리밥
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Duckweed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bèo
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

களை வளர்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

डकवेल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

su mercimeği
70 millions of speakers
it

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lenticchia d´acqua
65 millions of speakers
pl

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rzęsy
50 millions of speakers
uk

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ряска
40 millions of speakers
ro

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lintiță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

duckweed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paddaslyk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

andmat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

andemat
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUCKWEED»

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Nitrogen Transformations and Removal Mechanisms in Algal and ...
Effective treatment of nitrogen containing wastewater is required to prevent eutrophication and groundwater pollution.
Omar Zimmo, 2003
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Effect of Operational Variables on Nitrogen Transformations ...
There is an urgent need to develop and improve low cost technologies for wastewater treatment.
Julia Rosa Caicedo Bejarano, 2005
3
Performance and Process Analysis of Duckweed-covered Sewage ...
Duckweed (L. gibba)-covered sewage lagoons (DSLs) are low cost treatment systems, especially in warm climates (or seasons).
Fadhl Ali Al-Nozaily, 2000
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Synopsis of Biological Data on the Grass Carp, ...
Because of its high-protein content and softness, duckweed (Lemna sp.) proves to be a highly-nutritious vegetative food for grass carp. In one study, 225-589 g fish assimilated an average of 65-67 % of the duckweed consumed, including 80  ...
Charles R. Smith, 1983
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Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands
Other common names: Big duckweed, water flaxseed. Spirodela: From the Greek speira, "a cord", and delos, "evident". Polyrhiza: Meaning "many rooted". Duckweed family: Lemnaceae Greater duckweed is a common floating plant, found in ...
Sylvan T. Runkel, Dean M. Roosa, 2010
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Principles and Practices in Plant Ecology: Allelochemical ...
rate of obscure duckweed as the area of monolayer plant growth which was directly related to plant fresh weight. The assay has also been used to follow bioactivity during bioassay-directed isolation procedures (Saggese et al., 1985).
. Inderjit, K. M. M. Dakshini, Chester L. Foy, 1999
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Eutrophication: causes, consequences and control: Causes, ...
Abstract Over the last 40 years a great deal of research has been published on the use of duckweed to treat wastewater both from point sources (feedlots, food processing plants) and from non-point sources. These plants can recover nutrients ...
Abid A. Ansari, Guy R. Lanza, 2010
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Biological Treatment Processes: Volume 8
Passing stabilization pond effluent through duckweed ponds was expected to remove algae owing to reduced light penetration. Duckweed ponds have revenue-generating potential because the produced biomass can be used as animal ...
Nazih K. Shammas, Lawrence K. Wang, Norman C. Pereira, 2009
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Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems
regular facultative or aerated lagoon followed in series by Lemna system components, including a floating barrier grid to prevent clustering of the duckweed and baffles to improve the hydraulics of the system. These basic components are ...
Ronald W. Crites, E. Joe Middlebrooks, Sherwood C. Reed, 2005
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Plants for Toxicity Assessment: Second Volume
REFERENCE; Wang, W., "Higher Plants (Common Duckweed, Lettuce, and Rice) for Effluent Toxicity Assessment," Plants for Toxicity Assessment: Second Volume , ASTM STP 1115, J. W. Gorsuch, W. R. Lower, W. Wang, and M. A. Lewis, Eds.
Joseph W. Gorsuch, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUCKWEED»

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Walsh's mount can top the List
Duckweed was touched off by the reopposing From Frost at Gowran Park last month but renews rivalry in the Leo Dolan Memorial Handicap ... «the Irish News, Jul 15»
2
South Carolina: In search of indigo
... to the call of the white egret, as alligators sun themselves on the neatly cut grass banks beside the duckweed-covered Rice Mill Pond. «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
New restaurant for downtown Tampa's Channel district
Duckweed Urban Market is planning to open this fal l in the Place at Channelside, across the street from District Tavern. A local developer ... «Tampa Bay Business Journal, Jul 15»
4
Strain of Duckweed Might Be the Solution to China's Water Pollution …
Other uses to duckweed are being explored by genetic engineers, aquaculturalists and environmental scientists. Cloned and modified ... «Yibada, Jun 15»
5
GARDENING: Jobs for the weekend
In ponds, continue to remove blanket and duckweed. Don't introducing goldfish into wildlife ponds. • Some conservatory plants such as ... «Shields Gazette, Jun 15»
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Common Soil Problems
Duckweed and watermeal are two free-floating plants that can wreak havoc on a pond. These two plants are extremely small (duckweed is 1/8 ... «Brazil Times, Jun 15»
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Summer heat can cause algae blooms
Another common problem that creates concern among pond owners is often an infestation of duckweed and watermeal that will completely ... «Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Jun 15»
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Chinese biologists find duckweed to tackle water pollution
Biologists have found a strain of duckweed that can effectively purify polluted water and transform nitric oxide into biological fertilizer, ... «Global Times, Jun 15»
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Finger Lakes Institute scientist exhibits reluctant optimism on …
... in the park pavilion's lakeside porch where they encouraged passers-by to look through two containers of murky water full of duckweed and a ... «Auburn Citizen, Jun 15»
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Flooding in the Essequibo rice areas
Most of the young rice that I saw was infested with duckweed, because it grows very vigorously in standing water. It is a serious aquatic weed in ... «Stabroek News, Jun 15»
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