frogbit

ˈfrɒɡbɪt

Definition

Definition of frogbit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

botany

TECH.

European plant with round leaves and white flowers

TECH.

The pond was covered with frogbit, creating a green carpet.

American plant

TECH.

small floating water plant used to cover ponds

TECH.

Frogbit spread quickly across the lake's surface.

aquatic plant

hydrophyte

water plant

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Origin of frogbit

Old English, frogga (frog) + bite (biting plant)

Examples of frogbit in a sentence

Gardeners sometimes use frogbit to decorate water gardens.
Gardeners are concerned about frogbit invading local ponds.
Frogbit can create dense mats that block sunlight in waterways.

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French:limnobium, plante aquatique, ...
German:Froschbiss, Froschbisspflanze, ...
Italian:limnobium, lenticchia d'acqua, ...
Spanish:hidrocharis, planta acuática, ...
Portuguese:hidrocotíleo, morsura, ...
Chinese:水浮莲, 青蛙草, ...
Japanese:フロッグビット, アメリカフロッグビット, ...
Arabic:نَبَات الضَفْدَع, نَبَات الضِّفْدَع, ...
Hebrew:צֶמַח הַפוֹגְבִּיט, פְרוֹגְבִּיט, ...
Russian:пистия, лягушатник, ...
Ukrainian:жабурник, жабурниця, ...
Hindi:फ्रॉगबिट, अमेरिकी जल पौधा, ...
Bengali:ফ্রগবিট, ...
Catalan:hidroclea, frogbit, ...
Czech:voďanka žabí, voďankovec, ...
Danish:frøbid, flydeplante, ...
Dutch:kikkerbeet, ...
Greek:υδροχαρές, φυτό frogbit, ...
Hungarian:békatutaj, ...
Khmer:រុក្ខជាតិទឹកអឺរ៉ុបមានស្លឹកមូល និងផ្កាពណ៌ស, រុក្ខជាតិទឹកអណ្តែតតូចសម្រាប់គ្របផ្ទៃស្រះ, ...
Korean:개구리밥, ...
Persian:قورباغه‌پوش, قورباغه, ...
Polish:żabiściek pływający, ...
Portuguese (BR):planta aquática europeia, frogbit, ...
Romanian:plutitoare, planta frogbit, ...
Swedish:dyblad, frogbit, ...
Thai:ฟร็อกบิท, พืชอเมริกัน, ...
Turkish:kurbağa bacağı, kurbağa bitkisi, ...
Vietnamese:cây bèo tây, cây frogbit, ...

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