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pipewort|ˈpaɪpwɜːt| [f. pipe n.1 3 + wort.] Any plant of the genus Eriocaulon; extended by Lindley to the whole of the family Eriocaulaceæ, comprising aquatic or marsh herbs allied to grasses, with a membranous tube surrounding the ovary.
1806J. Galpine Brit. Bot. §391 Eriocaulon. Pipewort. 1846Lindley Veg. Kingd. 122 The presence, among the Pipe⁓worts, of a membranous tube. |