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Definition of Alligator weed
1. Noun. Prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses.
Exact synonyms: Alligator Grass, Alternanthera Philoxeroides
Group relationships: Alternanthera, Genus Alternanthera
Generic synonyms: Weed
Group relationships: Alternanthera, Genus Alternanthera
Generic synonyms: Weed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alligator Weed
Literary usage of Alligator weed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Water Quality Indicators Guide: Surface Waters by Charles R. Terrell (1993)
"Also examine emergent rooted aquatics, such as watercress, watershield, and
spatterdock, and marginal weeds, such as alligator weed, smartweed, arrowhead, ..."
2. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"... to control alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) in southeastern United
States Introduction of a seed head weevil (Rhinocyllus conicus) to ..."
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