water shield
noun
Also called water target.
an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.
a fanwort, especially Cabomba caroliniana.
Origin of water shield
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby water shield
water rice,
water right,
water sapphire,
water scorpion,
water seal,
water shield,
water shrew,
water sign,
water ski,
water snail,
water snake
British Dictionary definitions for water shield
water shield
noun
a North American nymphaeaceous plant, Brasenia schreberi, with floating oval leaves and purple flowers
any of several similar and related plants of the genus Cabomba