awlwort

[awl-wurt, -wawrt]

noun

a small, stemless aquatic plant, Subularia aquatica, of the mustard family, having slender, sharp-pointed leaves and minute white flowers.

Origin of awlwort

awl + wort²

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British Dictionary definitions for awlwort

awlwort

noun

a small stemless aquatic plant, Subularia aquatica, of the N hemisphere, having slender sharp-pointed leaves and minute, often submerged, white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

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