Alisma

== Translingual == === Etymology === Latin alisma (“an aquatic plant, water-plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica”), from Ancient Greek ἄλισμα (álisma) === Proper noun === Alisma n A taxonomic genus within the family Alismataceae – water plantains. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; "Angiospermae" – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Lilianae – superorder; Alismatales – order; Alismataceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Alisma plantago-aquatica (common water plantain) - type species; Alisma canaliculatum, Alisma gramineum (narrowleaf water plantain), Alisma lanceolatum (lanceleaf water plantain), Alisma nanum, Alisma orientale, Alisma subcordatum (American water plantain), Alisma triviale (northern water plantain), Alisma wahlenbergii (other species) Alisma × bjoerkqvistii, Alisma × juzepczukii, Alisma × rhicnocarpum - nothospecies === References === Alisma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Alisma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Alisma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Alisma at National Center for Biotechnology Information Alisma at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Alisma at Germplasm Resources Information Network Alisma at USDA Plants database Alisma at Tropicos Alisma at World Register of Marine Species