Sparganium

noun

type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions

• Syn: ↑genus Sparganium

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Sparganiaceae, ↑family Sparganiaceae, ↑bur-reed family

• Member Meronyms: ↑bur reed

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\\spärˈgānēəm\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin sparganion bur reed, from Greek, diminutive of sparganon swaddling band

1. capitalized : a genus (coextensive with the family Sparganiaceae) of marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions with simple or branching stems, linear leaves, and monoecious flowers in globose heads — see bur reed

2. -s : any plant of the genus Sparganium

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sparganium /spär-gāˈni-əm/

noun

A plant of the bur-reed genus Sparganium that grows in marshes and shallow water, typically having straplike leaves and globelike flower-heads made up of either male or female flowers

ORIGIN: Gr sparganion