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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) duckweed
any plant of the family Lemnaceae, esp. of the genus Lemna, comprising minute aquatic plants that float free on still water.

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1. (noun) duckweed
any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds

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1. (noun) duckweed
a genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also duckmeat

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