NOUN
- a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States
How To Use Eichhornia crassipes In A Sentence
- For instance, on page 140, the botanical name for the water hyacinth is given as "Eichornia crassipes"; the more usual spelling is "Eichhornia crassipes", as used on page 210. Lake Chapala: a review of "The Lerma-Lake Chapala watershed: evaluation and management"
- Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes Solms) is used to substitute rice straw for the cultivation of padi straw mushroom.
