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    MARSH ELDER

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North Americaplay

    Synonyms:

    iva; marsh elder

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("marsh elder" is a kind of...):

    bog plant; marsh plant; swamp plant (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marsh elder"):

    burweed marsh elder; false ragweed; Iva xanthifolia (tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever)

    Holonyms ("marsh elder" is a member of...):

    genus Iva (small genus of American herbs or shrubs; in some classifications placed in a separate family Ambrosiaceae)

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