Alismaceae

/ˌælɪzˈmeɪsiː/ noun

A plant family containing aquatic and semi-aquatic herbs, including water plantain and arrowhead plants.

From 'alisma' (water plantain genus) + '-aceae,' the scientific suffix for plant families. This Linnaean naming convention groups related plants taxonomically.

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