Water Starwort (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Water starwort is an invasive species that grows rapidly and depletes oxygen levels in ponds and lakes.
- In the early spring, water starwort makes its presence known by blanketing the surface of lakes with its star-shaped leaves.
- Water starwort, found in wetlands across Europe and Asia, uses stolons to quickly disperse and form dense mats.
- Researchers hope to better understand the ecological effects of water starwort's growth and development in North American lakes.
- The creeping habit of water starwort distinguishes it from other free-floating aquatic plants.