pillwort

/ (ˈpɪlˌwɜːt) /


noun
  1. a small Eurasian water fern, Pilularia globulifera, with globular spore-producing bodies and grasslike leaves

Origin of pillwort

1
C19: from pill 1 + wort

Words Nearby pillwort

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How to use pillwort in a sentence

  • The pillwort is a singular plant not uncommon in damp situations.

    How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard Bastin
  • The pillwort so often grows mixed up with grass, which in some ways it resembles, that the plant is frequently overlooked.

    How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard Bastin