ヒルムシロ

noun

Potamogeton distinctus; a species of pondweed

A specific aquatic plant native to East Asia, often found in ponds and slow-moving water. The name is usually written in katakana.

• 池いけの水すい面めんにヒルムシロが広ひろがっている。

  Potamogeton distinctus is spreading across the surface of the pond.

• ヒルムシロは水すい田でんにもよく見みられる水みず草くさだ。

  Potamogeton distinctus is an aquatic plant often seen in rice paddies as well.