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

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