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Pilularia

noun

pillworts

• Syn: ↑genus Pilularia

• Hypernyms: ↑fern genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Marsileaceae, ↑family Marsileaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑pillwort, ↑Pilularia globulifera

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\\ˌpilyəˈla(a)rēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin pilula little ball + New Latin -aria

: a widely distributed genus of small aquatic pteridophytic plants (family Marsileaceae) having filiform fronds and globose sporocarps — see pillwort

Useful english dictionary. 2012.