pipewort
/ (ˈpaɪpˌwɜːt) /
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noun
a perennial plant, Eriocaulon septangulare, of wet places in W Republic of Ireland, the Scottish Hebrides, and the eastern US, having a twisted flower stalk and a greenish-grey scaly flower head: family Eriocaulaceae
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How to use pipewort in a sentence
Ericaulon, or the pipewort, sends its only English species—E. septangulare—to the tank.
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