Meaning Of The Word Quillwort

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quillwort in American English
any of an order (Isoetales) of lycopods with short, fleshy stems and tufts of long, hollow, quill-like leaves whose bases contain spore cases
noun: any fernlike, aquatic marsh plant of the genus Isoëtes, characterized by clustered, quill-like leaves bearing sporangia in their bases

quillwort in British English
noun: any aquatic tracheophyte plant of the genus Isoetes, with quill-like leaves at the bases of which are spore-producing structures: family Isoetaceae, phylum Lycopodophyta (club mosses, etc)

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