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ribbonwort

ribbonwort noun: pallavicinia lyelli, a cosmopolitan liverwort in the family Pallaviciniaceae.

Noun

ribbonwort (uncountable)

  1. Pallavicinia lyelli, a cosmopolitan liverwort in the family Pallaviciniaceae.

Origin of ribbonwort

From ribbon + wort.

Questions about ribbonwort

What does ribbonwort mean?
Ribbonwort means pallavicinia lyelli, a cosmopolitan liverwort in the family Pallaviciniaceae.
What part of speech is ribbonwort?
Ribbonwort is a noun.

Words near ribbonwort in the dictionary

  1. ribbonweeds
  2. ribbonwood
  3. ribbonwoods
  4. ribbonworm
  5. ribbonworms
  6. ribbonwort
  7. ribbony
  8. Ribbs
  9. Ribbun
  10. ribby
  11. Ribby-with-Wrea

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