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noun
Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fern ally
History
From quill + wort.
Across languages
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