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    WATER-SHIELD

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowersplay

    Synonyms:

    Cabomba caroliniana; fanwort; water-shield

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("water-shield" is a kind of...):

    water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)

    Holonyms ("water-shield" is a member of...):

    Cabomba; genus Cabomba (alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariumsplay

    Synonyms:

    Brasenia schreberi; water-shield; water-target

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("water-shield" is a kind of...):

    water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)

    Holonyms ("water-shield" is a member of...):

    Brasenia; genus Brasenia (alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae)

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