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Cyperus alternifolius

DEFINITIONS OF: Cyperus alternifolius

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n African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves

Synonyms:
umbrella plant, umbrella sedge
Type of:
sedge
grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
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