llapó
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variation of llepó from llepar (“to lick”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
llapó m (plural llapons)
- a mat-like growth of algae, mosses, lichens, etc. which thrives underwater or in areas of high humidity
- any of various aquatic plants with a tendency to form such mats
Derived terms[edit]
- 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[edit]
- “llapó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.