quillwort

[ kwil-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun
  1. any fernlike, aquatic marsh plant of the genus Isoëtes, characterized by clustered, quill-like leaves bearing sporangia in their bases.

Origin of quillwort

1
First recorded in 1780–90; quill + wort2

Words Nearby quillwort

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How to use quillwort in a sentence

  • Professor Lang has published the first of a series of communications describing the structure of the quillwort, Isoetes.

British Dictionary definitions for quillwort

quillwort

/ (ˈkwɪlˌwɜːt) /


noun
  1. any aquatic tracheophyte plant of the genus Isoetes, with quill-like leaves at the bases of which are spore-producing structures: family Isoetaceae, phylum Lycopodophyta (club mosses, etc)

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