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| wa·ter shield (plural wa·ter shields) |
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1. water plant with purple flowers: a perennial water plant with floating leaves that are purple underneath and covered in a layer of clear jelly. Flowers: purple. Latin name Brasenia schreberi.
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2. water plant with distinctive leaves: a water plant with roundish floating leaves or finely divided needle-shaped submerged leaves. Genus Cabomba.
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