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Caltrop
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Broader term 3
A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the Erytheraea Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also e…
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0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
An aquatic plant; an alga.
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A plant that grows in water; an aquatic plant.
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Narrower term 2
A large, marine, gadoid fish (Molva vulgaris) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called a…
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The water chestnut.
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Synonym 1
The fruit of Trapa natans and Trapa bicornis, Old World water plants bearing edible nutlike fruits armed with several hard and sharp points; also, th…
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68% interchangeable
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