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Webster 1913 Edition
Awlwort
Awl′wortˊ
(a̤l′wûrtˊ)
, Noun.
[
Awl
+ wort
.] (Bot.)
A plant (
Subularia aquatica
), with awl-shaped leaves. Webster 1828 Edition
Awlwort
AWL'WORT
,Noun.
The popular name of the Subularia aquatica, or rough leaved alyssum; so called from its awl-shaped leaves, which grow in clusters round the root. It is a native of Britain and Ireland.