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SPARGANIUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions
Synonyms:
genus Sparganium; Sparganium
Classified under:
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)