Noun: water-shield 'wo-tu(r),sheeld
- Common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers
"water-shield can become invasive in some aquatic ecosystems";
- fanwort, Cabomba caroliniana
- Aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums
"Water-shield leaves form a protective coating of slime on their undersides";
- Brasenia schreberi, water-target
Derived forms: water-shields
Type of: water lily
Part of: Brasenia, Cabomba, genus Brasenia, genus Cabomba
Encyclopedia: Water-shield