water plantain

water plantain

n. Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Alisma, having narrow to ovate leaves and branched panicles with whorls of small flowers.

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[From plantain, because the leaves of the water plaintain resemble those of plants of the genus Plantago (the name water plantain perhaps originating as a translation of New Latin plantāgō aquātica : plantāgō, plantain + aquātica, aquatic).]

water plantain

n (Plants) any of several marsh plants of the genus Alisma, esp A. plantago-aquatica, of N temperate regions and Australia, having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed leaves: family Alismataceae

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water plantain - marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leavesAlisma plantago-aquaticaAlisma, genus Alisma - small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plantsribbon-leaved water plantain - a variety of water plantainnarrow-leaved water plantain - a variety of water plantainbog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant - a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath