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quillwort
[kwil-wurt, -wawrt]
noun
any fernlike, aquatic marsh plant of the genus ëٱ, characterized by clustered, quill-like leaves bearing sporangia in their bases.
quillwort
/ ˈɪˌɜː /
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)
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quillwort1
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Coastal plant life abounds: rock samphire, greater sea spurrey, rare ferns like the primitive quillwort, and multiple strange and beautiful lichens unseen on the continent.
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