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TRIGLOCHIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass
Synonyms:
genus Triglochin; Triglochin
Classified under:
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)