ALLIGATOR WEED

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Meaning:

Prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses

Synonyms:

alligator grass; alligator weed; Alternanthera philoxeroides

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("alligator weed" is a kind of...):

weed (any plant that crowds out cultivated plants)

Holonyms ("alligator weed" is a member of...):

Alternanthera; genus Alternanthera (genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera)

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