water cabbage

• Nombre común de algunas plantas acuáticas, especialmente las del género Pistia (lechuga de agua), y a veces usado informalmente para otras plantas flotantes o sumergidas con hojas parecidas a la col.

A common name for certain aquatic plants, particularly species of the genus Pistia (water lettuce) or sometimes used informally for other floating or submerged plants with cabbage-like leaves.

1. B2formal

   A common name for Pistia stratiotes, a floating aquatic plant with rosettes of soft, spongy leaves resembling small cabbages.

   lechuga de agua

   • Water cabbage can quickly cover the surface of a pond.
   • The aquarium was overrun with water cabbage.
   • Farmers often remove water cabbage to keep waterways clear.