HORNWORT

hornwort

(noun) liverworts with slender hornlike capsules

hornwort

(noun) any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hornwort (plural hornworts)

A bryophyte with a leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage of the life cycle and a sporophyte stage shaped like a horn.

Source: Wiktionary


Horn"wort`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: An aquatic plant (Ceratophyllum), with finely divided leaves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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