QUILLWORT Definition & Meaning

quillwort

[ kwil-wurt, -wawrt ]

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noun

any fernlike, aquatic marsh plant of the genus 滨蝉辞毛迟别蝉, characterized by clustered, quill-like leaves bearing sporangia in their bases.

quillwort

/ 藞办飞瑟濒藢飞蓽藧迟 /

noun

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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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of quillwort¹

First recorded in 1780鈥�90; quill + wort ²

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Coastal plant life abounds: rock samphire, greater sea spurrey, rare ferns like the primitive quillwort, and multiple strange and beautiful lichens unseen on the continent.

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