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quillwort

/ˈkwɪl.wɜːrt/

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noun

/ˈkwɪl.wɜːrt/formalscientific
  • ruСпороносное водное или болотное растение с короткими корневищами и листьями, похожими на перья, встречающееся по всему миру, кроме Полинезии.

A spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plant with short rhizomes and quill-like leaves, found worldwide except in Polynesia.

  1. Aquatic plantC2formal

    Any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants with short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills, found worldwide except Polynesia.

    ruВодное растение

    • The quillwort grows in shallow ponds and marshes.
    • Botanists discovered a new species of quillwort in the wetland.
    • Quillwort leaves are often mistaken for grass by casual observers.
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