Definition of Mosquito fern

1. Noun. Small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe.

Exact synonyms: Azolla Caroliniana, Carolina Pond Fern, Floating Fern
Generic synonyms: Aquatic Fern, Water Fern
Group relationships: Azolla, Genus Azolla

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mosquito Fern

moskovium
mosks
moslings
mososaurus
mosque
mosqueless
mosquelike
mosques
mosquito
mosquito bite
mosquito bites
mosquito boat
mosquito clamp
mosquito control
mosquito craft
mosquito fern (current term)
mosquito forceps
mosquito hawk
mosquito net
mosquito nets
mosquitocidal
mosquitocide
mosquitocides
mosquitoed
mosquitoes
mosquitoey
mosquitofish
mosquitofishes
mosquitos
moss

Literary usage of Mosquito fern

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Story of Drugs: A Popular Exposition of Their Origin, Preparation and by Henry Corbin Fuller (1922)
"The larvae are also found in sagging 10 Palpi are the mouth feelers of the mosquito; fern-like appearing appendages on either side of the beak. ..."

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