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Noun: water sprite  wo-tu(r) sprIt
  1. Aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
    - floating fern, Ceratopteris pteridioides
     
  2. A fairy that inhabits water
    - water nymph, water spirit

Derived forms: water sprites

Type of: aquatic fern, faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite, water fern

Part of: Ceratopteris, genus Ceratopteris

Encyclopedia: Water sprite