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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