genus alternanthera

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1. genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	caryophylloid dicot genus,
definition	:	genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	alligator grass, alligator weed, alternanthera philoxeroides,
definition	:	prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	amaranth family, amaranthaceae, family amaranthaceae,
definition	:	cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs (noun.plant)