Hornwort Definition
hôrnwûrt, -wôrt
noun
Any of several small green nonvascular plants of the division Anthocerotophyta, having a flat thallus from which elongated, hornlike spore-producing structures grow.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
adjective
Designating a family (Ceratophyllaceae) of dicotyledonous, rapidly growing waterlilies.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Hornwort
Noun
Singular:
hornwort
Plural:
hornworts
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