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hornwort Definition

horn·wort (hôrn′wʉrt′)

noun

any of a genus (Ceratophyllum) of long, rootless waterlilies of the hornwort family submerged in lakes and slow-moving streams and having whorls of finely divided leaves

Etymology: after ModL Ceratophyllum: see cerato- & -phyll

adjective

designating a family (Ceratophyllaceae) of dicotyledonous, rapidly growing waterlilies

hornwort Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • rigid: Instead of the aliens listed above, choose plants such as spiked water milfoil, rigid hornwort and water starwort as oxygenating plants.

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