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TRIGLOCHIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass

Synonyms:

genus Triglochin; Triglochin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Triglochin"):

arrow grass; Triglochin maritima (tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock)

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

arrow-grass family; family Juncaginaceae; family Scheuchzeriaceae; Juncaginaceae; Scheuchzeriaceae (a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales)

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