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Definition of mud plantain
mud plantain
Plural:mud plantains
• noun
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Any of various aquatic or semi-aquatic flowering herbs of the genus Heteranthera (family Pontederiaceae), native to the Americas and Africa, thriving in muddy shallows and bearing small, delicate star-shaped blossoms in shades of blue, violet, or white.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Mud plantain. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/mud-plantain