Pistia (Noun)
Meaning
Pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The aquatic weed pistia grows in large masses and blocks out light to submerged aquatic vegetation.
- The growth of pistia was hindered due to a drop in the water temperature during winter months.
- Floating leaves of pistia and other plants trapped silt and eventually sank, enriching the aquatic environment.
- Many plant and animal species find food or shelter among the masses of pistia, eelgrass, or hydrilla that have replaced submerged vegetation.
- High rates of water turnover combined with excessive nutrients enable rapid growth of water lettuce or pistia and of blue-green algae in Lake Worth Lagoon.