duckweed

n. 浮萍

发音

US /ˈdʌkˌwid/

词形变化

duckweeds 复数 duckweeds

别名

weed

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    苹

    萍

    浮萍

    水萍

    水草

    荇菜

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

hydrophyte waterplant

下位词 3

common duckweed star duckweed watermeal

相关短语

duckweed fern duckweed ferns star duckweed un. 品藻 common duckweed 浮萍

词源

From duck + weed. Supposedly so-named for often being consumed by ducks and other waterfowl. Compare Middle English dokemete (“duckweed”, literally “duck-food”).

来源：wiktionary