"quillwort" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quillworts [plural]
Etymology: quill + wort Etymology templates: {{compound|en|quill|wort}} quill + wort Head templates: {{en-noun}} quillwort (plural quillworts)
  1. Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores. Wikipedia link: quillwort Categories (lifeform): Spore plants, Water plants Derived forms: lake quillwort, land quillwort, spring quillwort Related terms: Lycopodiophyta Translations (any plant of the family Isoetaceae): езерен шилолист (ezeren šilolist) [masculine] (Bulgarian), brasenføde (Danish), oknagras [neuter] (Faroese), lahnanruoho (Finnish), isoète [masculine] (French), durdafű (Hungarian), gwair merllyn [masculine] (Welsh), diosglys [masculine] (Welsh)

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