Fanwort

/ˈfænwɜrt/ noun

Definition

An aquatic plant (Cabomba caroliniana) with finely divided, fan-shaped leaves, commonly found in freshwater ponds and aquariums.

Etymology

Compound of 'fan' and 'wort' (Old English for plant or herb). The name derives from the distinctive fan-like appearance of the plant's feathery underwater foliage.

Kelly Says

Fanwort is a aquascaper's favorite because it looks impossibly delicate with its feathery fan-shaped leaves, but it's actually quite hardy—and it's native to North America, making it a great plant for those trying to maintain native aquatic ecosystems.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
风扇 草
fēngshàn cǎo
ARالعربية
نبات مروحة
nabat maruḥah
BNবাংলা
পান ফ্যান গাছ
pa-an phaan gaach
CACatalà
planta de ventilador
plan-ta de van-ti-la-dor
CSČeština
ventilátorová rostlina
ven-ti-la-to-ro-va ros-ti-li-na
DADansk
ventilatorplante
ven-ti-la-tor-plan-te
DEDeutsch
Ventilatorpflanze
ven-ti-la-tor-pflant-ze
ELΕλληνικά
βλαστάρι ανεμιστήρα
vlas-ta-ri a-ne-mis-te-ra
ESEspañol
planta de ventilador
plan-ta de van-ti-la-dor
FAفارسی
گیاه فن
gīāh fan
FISuomi
tuuletin kasvi
tuu-le-tin kas-vi
FRFrançais
plante à ventilateur
plan-t a van-ti-la-tor
GUGU
વિંટીલેટર છોડ
vin-ti-la-ter cho-d
HAHA
gidan wuta
gi-dan wuu-ta
HEעברית
צמח מאוורר
tza-mach ma-o-ver
HIहिन्दी
पंखा पौधा
pan-kha pa-ud-ha
HUMagyar
ventilátor növény
ven-ti-la-tor no-ve-yen
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanaman kipas angin
ta-na-man ki-pas an-ging
IGIG
ọ̀hụ̀rụ̀ ụ́gwụ̀
oh-hu-ru uh-gwu
ITItaliano
pianta a ventola
pjan-ta a ven-to-la
JA日本語
扇風機草
senpuuki-kusu
KKKK
бұршақ
bur-shaq
KMKM
ព្រៃពង
prey pong
KO한국어
선풍기풀
seonpunggi-pul
MRMR
व्हेंटिलेटर झाड
ven-ti-la-ter jhaad
MSBahasa Melayu
tumbuhan kipas
tum-buhan ki-pas
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးရွက်
shwe-ywe
NLNederlands
ventilatorplant
ven-ti-la-tor-plant
NONorsk
ventilatorplante
ven-ti-la-tor-plan-te
PAPA
팬 ਫ਼ਨ
pan fan
PLPolski
roślina wentylatora
ro-slin-a ven-ty-la-to-ra
PTPortuguês
planta de ventilador
plan-ta de van-ti-la-dor
RORomână
plantă cu ventilator
plan-ta ku ven-ti-la-tor
RUРусский
вентиляторное растение
ven-ti-la-tor-noye ra-stenie
SVSvenska
fläktväxt
fläkt-växt
SWKiswahili
mmea ya mzungu
m-mea ya m-zungu
TAதமிழ்
படுகு தாவரம்
pa-dku tha-va-ram
TEతెలుగు
పంపిణీ పొద
pan-pi-nee po-da
THไทย
ต้นพัด
ton pad
TLTL
halaman ng blower
ha-la-yan ng blo-wer
TRTürkçe
vantilatör bitkisi
van-ti-la-tor bit-ki-si
UKУкраїнська
рослина-вентилятор
ros-ly-na-ven-ti-la-tor
URاردو
فن پھول
fan phool
VITiếng Việt
cây quạt
cay quat
YOYO
ọ̀fọ́ àwọn ẹ̀fọ́
of-o awon ef-o
ZH中文
风扇草
fēngshàn cǎo
ZUZU
umthi wakhi
um-thee wa-khi

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