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alligatorweed

alligatorweed noun: the plant Alternanthera philoxeroides.

alligatorweed: the plant Alternanthera philoxeroides
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Noun

alligatorweed (plural alligatorweeds)

  1. The plant Alternanthera philoxeroides.

Forms of alligatorweed

pluralalligatorweeds
alternative formalligator weed

Origin of alligatorweed

From alligator + weed, since it thrives in shallow, swampy or river‑edge habitats where alligators live.

Questions about alligatorweed

What does alligatorweed mean?
Alligatorweed means the plant Alternanthera philoxeroides.
What part of speech is alligatorweed?
Alligatorweed is a noun.
What is the plural of alligatorweed?
The plural of alligatorweed is alligatorweeds.

Words near alligatorweed in the dictionary

  1. alligatoring
  2. alligatorlike
  3. alligatoroid
  4. alligatoroids
  5. alligators
  6. alligatorweed
  7. alligatorweeds
  8. alligatorwood
  9. alligatory
  10. allignment
  11. allignments

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