gwair merllyn
Welsh
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Etymology
[edit]gwair (“hay”) + merllyn (“body of stagnant water”)
Noun
[edit]gwair merllyn m (plural gweiriau merllyn)
- quillwort (Isoetes spp.)
- Synonym: diosglys
- lake quillwort, Merlin's grass (Isoetes lacustris)[1]
- Synonym: diosglys merllyn
Derived terms
[edit]- gwair merllyn bach (“spring quillwort”)
- gwair merllyn y tir (“land quillwort”)
References
[edit]- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)[1] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 1[2]