Waterwort
Pronunciation : Wa"ter*wort`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Any plant of the natural order Elatine?, consisting of two genera (Elatine, and Bergia), mostly small annual herbs growing in the edges of ponds. Some have a peppery or acrid taste.
(Bot.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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