• (n.) Any plant of the natural order Elatineae, consisting of two genera (Elatine, and Bergia), mostly small annual herbs growing in the edges of ponds. Some have a peppery or acrid taste.
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(from the article `Elatinaceae`) ...Members of the family have more or less toothed, stipulate, opposite or whorled leaves and small flowers with two to five overlapping petals. In ...
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Wa'ter·wort` noun (Botany) Any plant of the natural order
Elatineæ , consisting of two genera (
Elatine , and
Bergia ), mostly small annual herbs growing in the edges of ponds. Some have a peppery or acrid taste.
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