pipewort

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noun

Any of several aquatic plants of the genus Eriocaulon.

Similar
Eriocaulon aquaticum
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Meanings

nounpipewort (plural pipeworts)

plural pipeworts

  1. Any of several aquatic plants of the genus Eriocaulon.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounaquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers

Similar
Eriocaulon aquaticum
Broader
aquatic plantwater planthydrophyte

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pipe + wort.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 谷精草
  • 谷精草 (gǔjīngcǎo)Eriocaulon spp.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pipewort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipewort.

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