单词 | frogs-bit |
释义 | frog's-bit in American English (ˈfrɔgzˌbɪt) adjective designating a family (Hydrocharitaceae, order Hydrocharitales) of submerged, monocotyledonous aquatic plants, including elodea and tape grass frog's-bit in American English (ˈfrɑɡzˌbɪt, ˈfrɔɡz-) noun Also: frogbit1. an aquatic, floating plant, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, of Eurasia, having thick, roundish, spongy leaves 2. an aquatic, floating plant, Limnobium spongia, of tropical America, having reddish-brown spotted, oblong, heart-shaped, or ovate leaves Word origin [1570–80]This word is first recorded in the period 1570–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: assimilate, balloon, bracket, cartridge, splitDefinition of 'frog's-bit' |
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