noun
floating-leaved plant; floating plant
Botanical term for aquatic plants whose leaves float on the water surface, such as water lilies.
スイレンは代表的な浮葉植物です。
Water lilies are a typical floating-leaved plant.
この池には多くの浮葉植物が生育している。
Many floating-leaved plants grow in this pond.
Compound of 浮葉 (floating leaf) and 植物 (plant). A straightforward descriptive term in botany.