hottonia inflata

2 definitions found

hottonia inflata - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Water feather \Wa"ter feath"er\ Water feather-foil \Wa"ter
  feath"er-foil`\ (Bot.)
     The water violet (Hottonia palustris); also, the less showy
     American plant Hottonia inflata.
     [1913 Webster]

hottonia inflata - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Hottonia inflata
      n 1: a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged
           spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers [syn:
           water gillyflower, American featherfoil, Hottonia inflata
           ]