pistia

noun

pis·​tia

ˈpistēə

1

capitalized : a genus of tropical free-floating aquatic herbs (family Araceae) having tufted leaves and few-flowered spadices see water lettuce

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Pistia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pistos liquid + New Latin -ia

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