pipewort

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   any of several aquatic or marsh plants of the genus Eriocaulon, with narrow leaves and small flowers gathered in dense heads

   Pipewort grew in the shallow water along the sandy edge of the pond.

A compound of pipe and wort, the old word for a plant or herb. The pipe element refers to the plant's slender, hollow-looking flower stalks; the name is applied chiefly to aquatic and marsh plants of the genus Eriocaulon.

Topics