widgeonweed

English

widgeonweed Ruppia maritima

Etymology

From widgeon +‎ weed.

Noun

widgeonweed (usually uncountable, plural widgeonweeds)

1. Any of various aquatic plants in the genus Ruppia.

Synonyms

• ditch grass, tassel grass, tasselweed, widgeon grass

References

• “widgeonweed”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “widgeonweed”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• widgeonweed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ruppia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ruppia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• widgeonweed at USDA Plants database