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SPARTINA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands
Synonyms:
genus Spartina; Spartina
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Spartina" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "Spartina"):
cord grass; cordgrass (any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders)
Holonyms ("Spartina" is a member of...):
family Graminaceae; family Gramineae; family Poaceae; Graminaceae; Gramineae; grass family; Poaceae (the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane)
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