单词 | waterwort |
释义 | waterwort/ˈwɔːtəwəːt/noun 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. OriginOld English; earliest use found in Pseudo-Apuleius' Herbarium. From water + wort. |
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