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Noun: awlwort  'ol,wurt
  1. Small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal
    "Awlwort can be found growing in shallow waters of northern lakes";
    - Subularia aquatica

Derived forms: awlworts

Type of: aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant

Part of: genus Subularia, Subularia

Encyclopedia: Awlwort