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Any of several plants, of the genus Alisma, that inhabit marshy places
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alisma
Antonyms: none provided
marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Alisma plantago-aquatica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant
Narrower terms: ribbon-leaved water plantain, narrow-leaved water plantain
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
лаваница
(lavanica)
— Alisma
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Czech:
žabník
— Alisma
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Dutch:
waterweegbree
— Alisma
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Esperanto:
alismo
— Alisma
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French:
plantain d'eau
— Alisma
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German:
Froschlöffel
— Alisma
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Ancient Greek:
ἄλισμα
(álisma)
— Alisma
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Irish:
corrchopóg
— Alisma
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Maltese:
biżbula tal-ilma
— Alisma
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Polish:
żabieniec
— Alisma
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Portuguese:
alisma
— Alisma
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Portuguese:
tanchagem d'água
— Alisma
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Russian:
часту́ха
(častúxa)
— Alisma
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Welsh:
llyriad y dŵr
— Alisma