hornwort

English

A hornwort (1)

Etymology

From horn +‎ wort (“plant”), from the fact that the spores are produced in slender horn-shaped structures.

Noun

hornwort (plural hornworts)

1. 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.
2. An aquatic flowering plant in the genus Ceratophyllum

   Synonym: coontail

3. Vernal grasses (Anthoxanthum spp.).

Derived terms

• prickly hornwort

Translations

Bryophyte

• Czech: hlevík m
• Finnish: sarvisammal
• German: Hornmoos n
• Macedonian: роговница f (rogovnica)
• Welsh: cornllys m

Aquatic flowering plant

• Polish: rogatek sztywny m
• Welsh: cyrnddail f pl