- Eichhornia crassipes — water hyacinth (English)
- Floating aquatic plant, Eichhornia crassipes of tropical America, having showy bluish-purple flowers and swollen leafstalks: family Pontederiaceae. It forms dense masses in rivers, ponds, etc., and is a serious pest in the southern U.S., Java, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Africa.
(Source: CED)
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