Wa"ter*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) 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.
Wa"ter*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) 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.