watery

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These swimming protists can be seen under a microscope and are found in many watery environments.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

When Mr. Haskell turns his lens on seagrass flowers, we glimpse organisms marvelously adapted to their watery environment, petals miniaturized into “scalelike shields,” with fruit and seeds protected as if in a bathyscape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

For brightness, add lemon zest — the aromatic lift without the watery slack.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Aside from the telltale rash, measles symptoms can include high fever, cough and red, watery eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Shimmering gray scales emerge from the watery room.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston