water plantain

Other forms: water plantains

Definitions of water plantain
  1. noun
    marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves
    synonyms: Alisma plantago-aquatica
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    types:
    ribbon-leaved water plantain
    a variety of water plantain
    narrow-leaved water plantain
    a variety of water plantain
    type of:
    bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant
    a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
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