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quillwort definition

quill·wort (kwil′wʉrt′)

noun

any of an order (Isoetales) of lycopods with short, fleshy stems and tufts of long, hollow, quill-like leaves whose bases contain spore cases

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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