ALISMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alisma mean? 

• ALISMA (noun)
  The noun ALISMA has 1 sense:

1. small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants

  Familiarity information: ALISMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALISMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Alisma; genus Alisma

Hypernyms ("Alisma" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Alisma"):

Alisma plantago-aquatica; water plantain (marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves)

Holonyms ("Alisma" is a member of...):

Alismataceae; family Alismataceae; water-plantain family (perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants)

 Context examples 

An herbal remedy containing Astragalus membranaceus, Panax ginseng, Atractylodes chinensis Koidz, Cimicifuga foetida, A. macrocephala Koidz, Alisma orientale Juzep, and Citrus reticulata Blanco, with potential immunomodulating, anti-oxidant and anticachexia activities.

(Astragalus-based Formulation Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang, NCI Thesaurus)