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 anguilenc (“watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum”)
  • llapó argilenc (“spiny water nymph, Najas marina”)
  • 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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