Common Duckweed (Noun)
Meaning
Of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Duckweed grows on still or slow-moving bodies of water, including ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams in temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia where the common duckweed thrives.
- The common duckweed of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia floats on the surface of water bodies in large quantities and may blanket the entire surface.
- A pond's ecosystem relies heavily on common duckweed for the nutrient uptake from temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia to promote growth in plants.
- Some birds such as the mallard rely on common duckweed found in temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia for sustenance and growth during winter.
- Researchers studying common duckweed found in temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia focus on water treatment processes through phytoremediation techniques.