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hornwort

horn·wort

uncommon

noun

1.

any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams

2.

liverworts with slender hornlike 2-valved capsules

Origin

From horn + wort (“plant”), from the fact that the spores are produced in slender horn-shaped structures.

Phrases

  • prickly hornwort

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