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pipewort

Pronunciation: /ˈpʌɪpwəːt/
Definition of pipewort

noun

  • an aquatic or marsh plant with leafless stems bearing heads of inconspicuous flowers, native to western Ireland, the Hebrides, and North America.
    • Eriocaulon aquaticum, family Eriocaulaceae

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