Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duckweed

/ˈdʌkˌwid/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: duck-weed
IPA: /ˈdʌkˌwid/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He that vvould diſcern the rudimentall ſtroak of a plant, may behold it in the Originall of Duckvveed, at the bigneſſe of a pins point, from convenient vvater in glaſſes, vvherein a vvatchfull eye may alſo diſcover the puncticular Originals of Perivvincles and Gnats."
"But his face was a face of such happiness that, had you seen it, you would have understood indeed how that he had died happy, never knowing that cool and streaming silver for the duckweed in the pond."

Etymology

From duck + weed. Supposedly so-named for often being consumed by ducks and other waterfowl. Compare Middle English dokemete (“duckweed”, literally “duck-food”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdʌkˌwid/

Usage

Inflected Forms

duckweeds (plural)

Phrases

common duckweed duckweed fern gibbous duckweed great duckweed greater duckweed ivy duckweed larger duckweed least duckweed

Synonyms

duckmeat ducksmeat

Questions

How do you pronounce duckweed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʌkˌwid/.
What does duckweed mean?: Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.
Where does duckweed come from?: From duck + weed. Supposedly so-named for often being consumed by ducks and other waterfowl. Compare Middle English dokemete (“duckweed”, literally “duck-food”).

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