pistia
nounDivide pistia into syllables:
pis · tia
How to pronounce pistia:
Definition of pistia:
- pistia (noun):
- a plant that lives in or on water.
- a genus of tropical free-floating aquatic herbs (family araceae) having tufted leaves and few-flowered spadices see water lettuce
Synonyms for pistia:
flora
pistia stratiotes
pistia stratoites
plant
water cabbage
water lettuce
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