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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
Generic synonyms: Aquatic Fern, Water Fern
Group relationships: Azolla, Genus Azolla
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mosquito Fern
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. ..."