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anacharis
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anacharis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. up + grace.].
A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharidaceæ ), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also waterweed and water thyme . [1913 Webster]
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