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alisma

(əˈlɪzmə)

(Plants) a flowering marsh plant of the genus Alsima, with round leaves

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Alisma - small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants

genus Alisma

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

Alismataceae, family Alismataceae, water-plantain family - perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants

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

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