English > genus Eichhornia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | water hyacinth; water orchid. |
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| Synonym | Eichhornia |
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| Member of | Pontederiaceae, family Pontederiaceae, pickerelweed family | aquatic or bog plants |
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| Members | water hyacinth, water orchid, Eichhornia crassipes, Eichhornia spesiosa | A tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers |
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| Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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| Spanish | eichhornia, género eichhornia, genus eichhornia |
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| Catalan | eichhornia, genus eichhornia |
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