aquatic plant
nounUK /əˈkwæt.ɪk plɑːnt/
US /əˈkwɑː.t̬ɪk plænt/
A plant that lives and grows in water.
The pond is full of aquatic plants like lily pads.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A plant adapted to grow partly or fully submerged in water.
Frogs often hide among the aquatic plants in the marsh.
3. Any plant used in aquariums to decorate and oxygenate the water.
She bought an aquatic plant for her fish tank.
4. A plant species that thrives in wetlands, rivers, or lakes.
Scientists studied how aquatic plants filter pollutants from the river.