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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FROGBIT

n.A plant, the Hydrocharis.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FROGBIT

FROGBIT Frog "bit `, n. (Bot. )(a ) A European plant (Hydrocharis Morsus-ranæ ), floating on still water and propagating itself by runners. It has roundish leaves and small white flowers. (b ) An American plant (Limnobium Spongia ), with similar habits.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

frogbit

frog |bit |ˈfrɒgbɪt | ▶noun a floating freshwater plant with creeping stems which bear clusters of small rounded leaves. ●Two species in the family Hydrocharitaceae: Eurasian frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae ) and American frogbit (Hydromystria laevigatum ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

frogbit

frog |bit |ˈfrɒgbɪt | ▶noun a floating freshwater plant with creeping stems which bear clusters of small rounded leaves. ●Two species in the family Hydrocharitaceae: Eurasian frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae ) and American frogbit (Hydromystria laevigatum ).