noun
1. aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
• Syn: ↑floating fern, ↑Ceratopteris pteridioides
• Hypernyms: ↑aquatic fern, ↑water fern
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ceratopteris, ↑genus Ceratopteris
2. a fairy that inhabits water
• Syn: ↑water nymph, ↑water spirit
• Hyponyms: ↑undine
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noun2. : floating fern 1
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a sprite or spirit inhabiting the water, as an undine.
[1790-1800]
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water sprite noun
A sprite inhabiting water
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Main Entry: ↑water
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water sprite,
a sprite, nymph, or spirit, supposed to live in water, such as a Naiad, Nereid, or kelpie.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.