awlwort, Subularia aquatica
(noun) small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
awlwort (usually uncountable, plural awlworts)
A plant, Subularia aquatica, with awl-shaped leaves.
• (Subularia aquatica): water awlwort
Source: Wiktionary
Awl"wort`, n. Etym: [Awl + wort.] (Bot.)
Definition: A plant (Subularia aquatica), with awl-shaped leaves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
