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SPARGANIUM

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Meaning:

Type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions

Synonyms:

genus Sparganium; Sparganium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Sparganium"):

bur reed (marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit)

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

bur-reed family; family Sparganiaceae; Sparganiaceae (coextensive with the genus Sparganium)

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