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quillwort

noun

Etymology

From quill + wort.

  1. inherited from *wréh₂ds✻ — “a root”
  2. inherited from *wrōts✻ — “a root”
  3. inherited from *wurti✻ — “a root; a spice”
  4. inherited from wyrt — “a plant; vegetable; herb, spice”
  5. inherited from wort
  6. compounded as quillwort — “quill + wort”

Definitions

  1. Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that…

    Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.

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