American Frogbit (Noun)
Meaning
American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The American frogbit has bright yellow flowers and distinctive heart-shaped leaves floating on the pond's surface.
- American frogbit grows best in calm or slow-moving water with full sun to partial shade.
- Invasive species can outcompete native plants like the American frogbit for resources such as light and nutrients.
- American frogbit is an aquatic plant that commonly inhabits the freshwater environments of North America.
- The American frogbit reproduces by seeds and also by stolons, spreading quickly across entire ponds and waterways.