alligator weed
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Tweet n. An aquatic South American perennial plant (Alternanthera philoxeroides) having opposite, lance-shaped leaves and small whitish flowers. It is a weed that invades warm, freshwater habitats in the southeast United States, Australia, and elsewhere. |
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