pondweed

• اسم يشير إلى أي من النباتات المائية المعمرة الغاطسة أو الطافية التي تنتمي إلى الفصيلة الرِدْسية، وتنمو في المياه العذبة.

A noun referring to any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae.

1. Aquatic plantC1formal

   Any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae.

   رِدْس

   • Pondweed grows abundantly in the shallow waters of the lake.
   • The biologist identified several species of pondweed in the pond.
   • Dense patches of pondweed provide shelter for small fish.

   المرادفاتpotamogeton

2. C1formal

   A type of submerged freshwater perennial plant that grows in still or slow-moving water.

   نبات مائي غاطس معمر

   • Submerged pondweed helps oxygenate the water in aquariums.
   • The pond was choked with pondweed after the warm summer.
   • Ducks often feed on the tender leaves of pondweed.