llapó

Catalan

Etymology

Variation of llepó from llepar (“to lick”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ʎəˈpo/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ʎaˈpo/

Noun

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

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

“llapó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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