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pistia

/ˈpɪs.ti.ə/

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noun

/ˈpɪs.ti.ə/formalscientific
  • ruПантропическое плавающее водное растение, образующее розетку клиновидных листьев, часто встречающееся как широко распространённый сорняк в реках и озёрах.

A pantropical floating aquatic plant that forms a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves, commonly found as a widespread weed in rivers and lakes.

  1. Aquatic plantC2formal

    A pantropical floating plant that forms a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes.

    ruВодное растение

    • Pistia often clogs waterways in tropical regions.
    • The pond was covered with a thick mat of pistia.
    • Gardeners struggle to control the spread of pistia in their water features.

    Synonymswater cabbage

Forms
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  • pistia's possessive singular form