Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various aquatic plants of the family Podostemaceae, especially P. ceratophyllum of North America, which grows on rocks in rapidly flowing streams.

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Examples

  • Tamarind Located further down Ban Vat Nong Road, Tamarind Caf é has a menu that reads like a crash course in Lao cuisine: fried riverweed think: a heartier seaweed, stuffed and fried lemongrass, fragrant local fish steamed in banana leaf.

    The Mekong's Last Undiscovered City 2011

  • And, located further down Ban Vat Nong Road, there was Tamarind Caf é , its menu like a crash course in Lao cuisine: fried riverweed think: a heartier seaweed, stuffed and fried lemongrass, fragrant local fish steamed in banana leaf.

    The Mekong's Last Undiscovered City Kevin Sintumuang 2011

  • Be kind to the others, grab the fleck of riverweed, notice how beautifully your bug legs scull.

    Archive 2009-12-01 Victoria Janssen 2009

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