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Definition of Pipewort
1. Noun. Aquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers.
Group relationships: Eriocaulon, Genus Eriocaulon
Generic synonyms: Aquatic Plant, Hydrophyte, Hydrophytic Plant, Water Plant
Definition of Pipewort
1. n. Any plant of a genus (Eriocaulon) of aquatic or marsh herbs with soft grass-like leaves.
Definition of Pipewort
1. Noun. Any of several aquatic plants of the genus ''Eriocaulon'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pipewort
1. a rush-like water plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pipewort
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pipewort
Literary usage of Pipewort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nantucket Wild Flowers by Alice Owen Albertson (1921)
"Slate colour or white pipewort, July-September ... pipewort. Eriocaulon: from
Greek for wool and stalk in allusion to the wool at the base of the stem in ..."
2. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter (1903)
"pipewort FAMILY. 1. ERIOCAULON L. Sheath at the base of the scape longer than
the leaves or about as long : scapes usually 7-ridged. ..."
3. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"... pipewort FAMILY. Another small group of marsh or aquatic herbs, of rush-like
appearance, with a head of ..."
4. Field, Forest, and Garden Botany: A Simple Introduction to the Common Plants by Asa Gray (1895)
"... pipewort FAMILY. Another small group of marsh or aquatic herbs, of rush-like
appearance, with a head of ..."
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