fanwort
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fan·wort
(făn′wûrt′, -wôrt′)n.
Any of several aquatic plants of the genus Cabomba, having finely divided, fanlike submersed leaves and entire, oval floating leaves. Also called cabomba.
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fanwort
(ˈfænˌwɜːt)n
(Plants) an aquatic plant of the family Cabombaceae with fan-shaped leaves, often used in aquaria
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fan•wort
(ˈfɑnˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt)n.
any aquatic plant belonging to the genus Cabomba, of the water lily family, having very small flowers and submerged and floating leaves.
[1930–35]
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Noun | 1. | fanwort - common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers water lily - an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae Cabomba, genus Cabomba - alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants |
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