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Heteranthera

noun

mud plantains

• Syn: ↑genus Heteranthera

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pontederiaceae, ↑family Pontederiaceae, ↑pickerelweed family

• Member Meronyms: ↑water star grass, ↑mud plantain, ↑Heteranthera dubia

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\\-ˈran(t)thərə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + -anthera

: a genus of aquatic or marsh herbs (family Pontederiaceae) having flowers with a salverform perianth, three stamens, and a many-seeded capsule

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