Definition of Waterwort. Meaning of Waterwort. Synonyms of Waterwort

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Definition of Waterwort

Waterwort
Waterwort Wa"ter*wort`, n. (Bot.) Any plant of the natural order Elatine[ae], consisting of two genera (Elatine, and Bergia), mostly small annual herbs growing in the edges of ponds. Some have a peppery or acrid taste.

Meaning of Waterwort from wikipedia

- plant family Elatinaceae, the waterwort family. It contains about 25 species of aquatic plants known generally as waterworts. These are annual or perennial...
- belonging to the family Elatinaceae. It is known by the common name longstem waterwort. Its native range is Temperate and Subtropical Old World to Western Malesia...
- Bergia is one of the two genera of plants composing the waterwort family, Elatinaceae. These are tropical to subtropical plants and sometimes aquatic...
- There are at least nine members of the St. Johnswort and Waterwort order: Theales found in Montana. Some of these species are exotics (not native to Montana)...
- Elatine hexandra, the six-stamened waterwort, is flowering plant of the family Elatinaceae, which grows in shallow water around lakes and pools in Europe...
- Elatine minima is a species of flowering plant in the family Elatinaceae, native to eastern Canada (Newfoundland island, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince...
- americana — American waterwort Elatine minima — small waterwort Elatine rubella — southwestern waterwort Elatine triandra — longstem waterwort Corema conradii...
- English name Scientific name Status Six-stamened waterwort Elatine hexandra Eight-stamened waterwort Elatine hydropiper...
- Elatine hydropiper (vernacular name: eight-stamened waterwort) is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Elatinaceae. Its native range is...
- occurs in oregano among other plants. A volatile oil was extracted from waterwort distillery (Artemisia vulgaris) and tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus),...