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Definition of Genus Alternanthera
1. Noun. Genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera.
Exact synonyms: Alternanthera
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Amaranth Family, Amaranthaceae, Family Amaranthaceae
Member holonyms: Alligator Grass, Alligator Weed, Alternanthera Philoxeroides
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Amaranth Family, Amaranthaceae, Family Amaranthaceae
Member holonyms: Alligator Grass, Alligator Weed, Alternanthera Philoxeroides
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Alternanthera
Literary usage of Genus Alternanthera
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"... which is distinguished from the true genus Alternanthera by having 5 anther-bearing
stamens and 5 elongated ..."
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