- Alligator weed
- Philoxerus (E)
EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.
Alligator weed
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alligator weed — noun prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses • Syn: ↑alligator grass, ↑Alternanthera philoxeroides • Hypernyms: ↑weed • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
alligator-weed — sausalapė alstė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Burnotinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Alternanthera philoxeroides), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Alternanthera philoxeroides angl. alligator weed šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
alligator weed — /ˈæləgeɪtə wid/ (say aluhgaytuh weed) noun a weed with broad leaves and white flowers, Alternanthera philoxeroides, commonly found in Australian waterways …
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alligator grass — noun prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses • Syn: ↑alligator weed, ↑Alternanthera philoxeroides • Hypernyms: ↑weed • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
weed — weed1 weedless, adj. weedlike, adj. /weed/, n. 1. a valueless plant growing wild, esp. one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop. 2. any undesirable or troublesome plant, esp. one that grows profusely… … Universalium
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alligatorweed — alligator weed n. An aquatic South American perennial plant (Alternanthera philoxeroides) having opposite, lance shaped leaves and tight clusters of small whitish flowers. It is a mat forming weed in warm, freshwater habitats, such as the… … Universalium
Alternanthera philoxeroides — Taxobox name = Alternanthera philoxeroides image width = 230px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Amaranthaceae genus = Alternanthera species = A. philoxeroides binomial =… … Wikipedia
Arcola malloi — Taxobox name = Alligator weed stem borer regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Pyralidae genus = Arcola species = A. malloi binomial = Arcola malloi binomial authority = Pastrana, 1961 Arcola malloi… … Wikipedia
