water-shield

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːtərˌʃiːld/

Noun

water-shield (plural water-shields)

1. An aquatic herbaceous flowering plant widely distributed in North America, the West Indies, northern South America, East Asia, Australia, the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Africa ().
2. An aquatic perennial herbaceous plant native to North and South America ().

Translations

Brasenia schreberi

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蒓菜／莼菜 (zh) (chúncài), 莼菜 (zh) (chúncài)

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• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: Brasenia schreberi -kasvi

Cabomba caroliniana

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 白花穗蓴／白花穗莼 (báihuā suìchún)

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• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: karkeaviuhkalehti

Anagrams

• white alders