quillwort

[ kwil-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈkwɪlˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

any fernlike, aquatic marsh plant of the genus Isoëtes, characterized by clustered, quill-like leaves bearing sporangia in their bases.

Origin of quillwort

First recorded in 1780–90; quill + wort2

Words nearby quillwort

quillet, quillfish, quilling, quillon, quillwork, quillwort, quilmes, quilt, quilted, quilting, quilting bee

Example sentences from the Web for quillwort

  • Professor Lang has published the first of a series of communications describing the structure of the Quillwort, Isoetes.

    The Annual Register 1914 |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for quillwort

quillwort
/ (ˈkwɪlˌwɜːt) /

noun

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)