duckweed : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: duckweed	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for duckweed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
duckweed n any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Duckweed \Duck"weed`\, n. (Bot.) A genus ({Lemna}) of small plants, seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also {duckmeat}.