llapó

Catalan

Etymology

Variation of llepó from llepar (to lick).

Pronunciation

Noun

llapó m (plural llapons)

  1. a mat-like growth of algae, mosses, lichens, etc. which thrives underwater or in areas of high humidity
  2. any of various aquatic plants with a tendency to form such mats

Derived terms

  • llapó argilenc (spiny water nymph, Najas marina)
  • llapó anguilenc (watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum)
  • llapó de llavoreta (duckweed, Lemna minor)
  • llapó de mar (beaked tasselweed, Ruppia maritima)
  • llapó filós (horned pondweed, Zannichellia)
  • llapó fullat (curled pondweed, Potamogeton crispus)
  • llapó negre (sago pondweed, Potamogeton pectinatus)
  • llapó pudent (common stonewort, Chara vulgaris)
  • llapó punxenc (hornwort, Ceratophyllum demersum)

Further reading

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