shellflower
Pistia stratioides
Meaning
Noun
- A floating aquatic plant, Pistia stratiotes (species), with green rosettes of leaves and inconspicuous flowers.
- A plant in the mint family grown for its distinctive circular green calyxes.
Origin
- shell + flower
Modern English dictionary
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