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Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways
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hydrilla
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n. An aquatic plant, ''Hydrilla verticillata''
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Hydrilla ( Esthwaite Waterweed , waterthyme or hydrilla ) is a genus of aquatic plant , usually treated as containing just one species, Hydrilla verticillata , though some botanists divide it into several species. It is native to the cool and warm waters ...
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n. submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways [syn: Hydrilla verticillata ]
Usage examples of hydrilla.
Driving over it, Cavanaugh noticed the giant waterborne mowing machine cutting channels through hydrilla, an aquatic weed that had sneaked into the U.
Without constant mowing, the hydrilla, which sprouted as fast as eighth-grade girls, would wrap itself around boat propellers.