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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Wasserpflanze

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈvasɐˌpflantsə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aquatic plant/əˈkwæt.ɪk plænt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Wasserpflanzen sind wichtig für die Wasserqualität."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A plant that grows in or near water.

    "The pond was filled with various species of aquatic plants, providing habitat for fish."
  2. 2

    Plants that are adapted to living in water or saturated soil.

    "Aquatic plants play a crucial role in maintaining the ecosystem of wetlands."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the Late Middle English 'aquatic' (derived from Latin 'aquaticus', from 'aqua' meaning water) with 'plant' (from Latin 'planta', originally meaning a sprout or cutting). Together, the phrase developed in botanical terminology to classify flora specifically adapted to living in aquatic environments.

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