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Definition of waterwort in English: waterwortnoun ˈwɔːtəwəːt 1Either of two ferns with delicate fronds, the maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris, and maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes (now regional). Formerly also occasionally: †a water dropwort, genus Oenanthe (obsolete). 2Any small aquatic flowering plant of the genus Elatine (family Elatinaceae), typically found in or at the edge of shallow water, and sometimes grown in aquaria.
Origin Old English; earliest use found in Pseudo-Apuleius' Herbarium. From water + wort. Definition of waterwort in US English: waterwortnounˈwɔːtəwəːt 1Either of two ferns with delicate fronds, the maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris, and maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes (now regional). Formerly also occasionally: †a water dropwort, genus Oenanthe (obsolete). 2Any small aquatic flowering plant of the genus Elatine (family Elatinaceae), typically found in or at the edge of shallow water, and sometimes grown in aquaria.
Origin Old English; earliest use found in Pseudo-Apuleius' Herbarium. From water + wort. |