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hornwort

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A hornwort (1)

Etymology

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From horn +‎ wort (plant), from the fact that the spores are produced in slender horn-shaped structures.

Noun

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hornwort (plural hornworts)

  1. A bryophyte, of phylum Anthocerotophyta, with a leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage of the life cycle and a sporophyte stage shaped like a horn.
  2. An aquatic flowering plant in the genus Ceratophyllum
    Synonym: coontail
  3. Vernal grasses (Anthoxanthum spp.).

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