quill·wort (kw l wûrt , -wôrt)n. Any of several vascular, spore-bearing, aquatic or marsh plants of the genus Isoetes having short rhizomes and quill-like leaves. |
quillwort [ˈkwɪlˌwɜːt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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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| Noun | 1. |  quillwort - any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesiafern ally - pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida genus Isoetes, Isoetes - type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales |
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