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ALTERNANTHERA PHILOXEROIDES

Dictionary entry overview: What does Alternanthera philoxeroides mean?

• ALTERNANTHERA PHILOXEROIDES (noun)
The noun ALTERNANTHERA PHILOXEROIDES has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: ALTERNANTHERA PHILOXEROIDES used as a noun is very rare.

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• ALTERNANTHERA PHILOXEROIDES (noun)

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Alternanthera philoxeroides ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

alligator grass; alligator weed; Alternanthera philoxeroides

Hypernyms ("Alternanthera philoxeroides" is a kind of...):

weed (any plant that crowds out cultivated plants)

Holonyms ("Alternanthera philoxeroides" is a member of...):

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

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