pillwortn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪlwəːt/, U.S.

/ˈpɪlwərt/,

/ˈpɪlwɔrt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pill n.³, wort n.¹

Etymology: < pill n.³ + wort n.¹, so called on account of its globular sporocarps.

A creeping plant, Pilularia globulifera (family Marsileaceae), allied to the ferns, which has grasslike leaves with globular sporocarps at the base resembling peppercorns. Cf. peppergrass n. 4, pepperwort n. 2.

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peppergrass1713

Marsilea1754

Welsh clubmoss1767

pillwort1776

pepperwort1835

1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. II. 656 Peppergrass. Stem creeping. Leaves upright... Pillwort. Peppermoss.

1835 G. T. Burnett Outl. Bot. I. 313 Marsileaceæ. The Pill-wort (Pilularia), with its congener (Marsilea), the pepper-wort, are associated in a type named Marsileaceæ, and known by their free conceptacles being sessile in the axillæ of their leaves.

1864 T. Moore Brit. Ferns 105 The pillwort or pepper-grass..is a small creeping plant with grassy leaves.

1945 A. B. Jackson Step's Wayside & Woodland Ferns (new. ed.) 109 The Pillwort grows on the margins of lakes and bogs chiefly, where in winter it is submerged in shallow water.

1990 Nat. World Spring–Summer 23/4 Latest surveys also suggest that bog hairgrass and pillwort no longer justify such special mention.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pillwort
释义	pillwortn. Brit. /ˈpɪlwəːt/, U.S. /ˈpɪlwərt/, /ˈpɪlwɔrt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pill n.³, wort n.¹ Etymology: < pill n.³ + wort n.¹, so called on account of its globular sporocarps. A creeping plant, Pilularia globulifera (family Marsileaceae), allied to the ferns, which has grasslike leaves with globular sporocarps at the base resembling peppercorns. Cf. peppergrass n. 4, pepperwort n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [noun] > pepperworts (pillwort and allies) peppergrass1713 Marsilea1754 Welsh clubmoss1767 pillwort1776 pepperwort1835 1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. II. 656 Peppergrass. Stem creeping. Leaves upright... Pillwort. Peppermoss. 1835 G. T. Burnett Outl. Bot. I. 313 Marsileaceæ. The Pill-wort (Pilularia), with its congener (Marsilea), the pepper-wort, are associated in a type named Marsileaceæ, and known by their free conceptacles being sessile in the axillæ of their leaves. 1864 T. Moore Brit. Ferns 105 The pillwort or pepper-grass..is a small creeping plant with grassy leaves. 1945 A. B. Jackson Step's Wayside & Woodland Ferns (new. ed.) 109 The Pillwort grows on the margins of lakes and bogs chiefly, where in winter it is submerged in shallow water. 1990 Nat. World Spring–Summer 23/4 Latest surveys also suggest that bog hairgrass and pillwort no longer justify such special mention. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1776
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