hornwort en · NOUN
Etymology
From horn + wort (“plant”), from the fact that the spores are produced in slender horn-shaped structures.
Meanings
- Any of certain bryophytes, 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.
- An aquatic flowering plant in the genus Ceratophyllum
- Vernal grasses (Anthoxanthum spp.).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hornworts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Hypernyms
organism · embryophyte · plant · bryophyte
Synonyms
Translations (18)
mk роговница (Bryophyte) · cy cornllys (Bryophyte) · pl rogatek sztywny (Aquatic flowering plant) · cmn 角蘚 /角藓 (Bryophyte) · sv nålfruktsmossor (Bryophyte) · hu becősmohák (Bryophyte) · af horingblad (Bryophyte) · kk антоцеротты мүктер (Bryophyte) · cmn 角苔 (Bryophyte) · fi sarvisammal (Bryophyte) · tr boynuz otları (Bryophyte) · de Hornmoos (Bryophyte) · es antocerotófito (Bryophyte) · it antocerote (Bryophyte) · pl glewiki (Bryophyte) · cs hlevík (Bryophyte) · pt antóceros (Bryophyte) · cy cyrnddail (Aquatic flowering plant)