"water willow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water willows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} water willow (plural water willows)
  1. Any of a group of aquatic plants of the Americas in the genus Justicia, with long willow-like leaves and spikes of small purplish flowers. Categories (lifeform): Myrtales order plants, Acanthus family plants, Water plants Synonyms: waterwillow
    Sense id: en-water_willow-en-noun-YKnA6mQw Disambiguation of Myrtales order plants: 50 50 Disambiguation of Acanthus family plants: 47 53 Disambiguation of Water plants: 48 52
  2. The flowering plant Decodon verticillatus. Categories (lifeform): Myrtales order plants, Acanthus family plants, Water plants
    Sense id: en-water_willow-en-noun-dcjLGxkj Disambiguation of Myrtales order plants: 50 50 Disambiguation of Acanthus family plants: 47 53 Disambiguation of Water plants: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 63

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