Associations to the word «Alisma»

Wiktionary

ALISMA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Alismataceae   — water plantains.
ALISMA PLANTAGO-AQUATICA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Alismataceae   — the typical water plantain, native to Eurasia and northern Africa.

Dictionary definition

ALISMA, noun. Small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope