HyperDic: marsh_plant

English > 1 sense of the expression marsh plant:
NOUNplantmarsh plant, bog plant, swamp planta semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land
English > marsh plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath.
Synonymsbog plant, swamp plant
Narrowerarrow grass, Triglochin maritimatufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland
brooklime, American brooklime, Veronica americanaplant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers
brooklime, European brooklime, Veronica beccabungaEuropean plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers
cattailtall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves
greater spearwort, Ranunculus linguasemiaquatic European crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears
greater water parsnip, Sium latifoliumlarge stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water
lesser spearwort, Ranunculus flammulasemiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears
lizard's-tail, swamp lily, water dragon, Saururus cernuusNorth American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
marsh elder, ivaAny of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers
marsh marigold, kingcup, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustrisswamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
parnassia, grass-of-ParnassusAny of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup
rushgrasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
sabbatiaAny of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers
sedgegrasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
shellflower, shell-flower, turtlehead, snakehead, snake-head, Chelone glabrashowy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
skirret, Sium sisarumAn Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root
skunk cabbage, polecat weed, foetid pothos, Symplocarpus foetidusdeciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe
skunk cabbage, Lysichiton americanumclump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe
sweet flag, calamus, sweet calamus, myrtle flag, flagroot, Acorus calamusperennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
water parsnip, Sium suavestout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water
water plantain, Alisma plantago-aquaticamarsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves
wild calla, water arum, Calla palustrisplant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries
yellow-eyed grassAny of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States
Broaderaquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plantA plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus / lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth

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