pillwort
/ (ˈpɪlˌwɜːt) /
noun
a small Eurasian water fern, Pilularia globulifera, with globular spore-producing bodies and grasslike leaves
Origin of pillwort
1C19: 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 BastinThe 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
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