Definition: A plant genus of the family PONTEDERIACEAE that is used as a biological filter for treating wastewater.
X ref WATER HYACINTH: HYACINTH see HYACINTHUS is also available; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or
Other names Water Hyacinths; Hyacinths, Water; Eichhornias; Water Hyacinth; Hyacinth, Water