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ALISMA

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Meaning:

Small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants

Synonyms:

Alisma; genus Alisma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Alisma" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Alisma"):

Alisma plantago-aquatica; water plantain (marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves)

Holonyms ("Alisma" is a member of...):

Alismataceae; family Alismataceae; water-plantain family (perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants)

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