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quillwort

quillwort noun: any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.

Noun

quillwort (plural quillworts)

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

Forms of quillwort

pluralquillworts

Origin of quillwort

From quill + wort.

Words formed from quillwort

Questions about quillwort

What does quillwort mean?
Quillwort means any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.
What part of speech is quillwort?
Quillwort is a noun.
What is the plural of quillwort?
The plural of quillwort is quillworts.

Words near quillwort in the dictionary

  1. quills
  2. quilltail
  3. quilltails
  4. quillwork
  5. quillworks
  6. quillwort
  7. quillworts
  8. quilly
  9. Quilmes
  10. Quilo
  11. Quilo-quilo North

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