Definition of Pillwort

1. Noun. European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps.

Exact synonyms: Pilularia Globulifera
Generic synonyms: Aquatic Fern, Water Fern
Group relationships: Genus Pilularia, Pilularia

Definition of Pillwort

1. n. Any plant of the genus Pilularia; minute aquatic cryptograms, with small pill-shaped fruit; -- sometimes called peppergrass.

Definition of Pillwort

1. Noun. (botany) Any plant of the genus ''Pilularia''; a minute aquatic cryptogram with small pill-shaped fruit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pillwort

1. a water-fern [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pillwort

1. Any plant of the genus Pilularia; minute aquatic cryptograms, with small pill-shaped fruit; sometimes called peppergrass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pillwort

pillowcase
pillowcases
pillowed
pillowing
pillowless
pillowlike
pillows
pillowslip
pillowslips
pillowtop
pillowy
pills
pills in the pocket
pillworm
pillworms
pillwort (current term)
pillworts
pilm
pilo-
pilobezoar
pilocarpine
pilocarpine esterase
pilocarpines
pilocarpus
pilocystic
pilocyte
pilocytes
pilocytic
piloerection
piloerector

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