isoetesn.
/ʌɪˈsəʊɪtiːz//ʌɪsəʊˈiːtiːz/ An aquatic plant of the genus so called; = quillwort n. at quill n.1 Compounds 2.
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quillwort1762
Merlin's grass1828
isoetes1886
1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 431/2 An Isoetes plant was produced on the leaf instead of a sporangium.
1910 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 784 The whole axis of the Isoëtes plant can be compared with that of Lepidodendron.
1965 R. F. Scagel et al. Evol. Surv. Plant Kingdom xix. 375/1 One of the most distinctive vascular plants, Isoetes, consists of a thick mass of tubular to strap-shaped leaves borne in a rosette on a very short stem.
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