Definitions for water shield
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wa′ter shield`(n.)
an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.
Category: Plants
a fanwort, esp.
Cabomba caroliniana.
Category: Plants
Origin of water shield:
1810–20
Webster Dictionary
Water shield
an aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata) having floating oval leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly
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