Entengrütze — meaning in English

English meaning

• scum noun A thin layer of dirt, foam, or other impurities that gathers on the surface of a liquid.

Senses

Entengrütze is used for these senses in English:

• duckweed Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.
• scum (uncountable) A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds

scum — full definition

1. noun A thin layer of dirt, foam, or other impurities that gathers on the surface of a liquid.
2. noun A thoroughly contemptible or worthless person, or such people collectively.

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