noun
minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond
• Syn: ↑Wolffia
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lemnaceae, ↑family Lemnaceae, ↑duckweed family
• Member Meronyms: ↑watermeal
Useful english dictionary. 2012.