ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hornwort

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hornwort is a noun meaning An aquatic flowering plant in the genus Ceratophyllum.

Meaning

An aquatic flowering plant in the genus Ceratophyllum.

More Meanings

  1. Vernal grasses (Anthoxanthum spp.).
  2. 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.

Word Forms

Synonyms for hornwort

Depending on context, synonyms include coontail.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include liverwort, anthocerotophyte, sporogonium, bryophyte, wort, sporophyll.

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