azolla
French, noun/a.zɔ.la/
azolla is a French feminine noun meaning “mosquito fern (any of several species of small floating aquatic ferns in the genus Azolla)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Genre comprenant sept espèces de petites fougères aquatiques d'Asie de la famille des salviniacées, jouant un…”.
What does azolla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemosquito fern (any of several species of small floating aquatic ferns in the genus Azolla)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Genre comprenant sept espèces de petites fougères aquatiques d'Asie de la famille des salviniacées, jouant un rôle écologiquement et économiquement important comme plante compagne du riz dans les rizières.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of azolla
- azollas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce azolla?
- /a.zɔ.la/
- \a.zɔ.la\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is azolla in French?
azolla appears about once in every 98 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).