noun
any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets
• Syn: ↑pepperwort
• Hypernyms: ↑aquatic fern, ↑water fern
• Hyponyms: ↑nardoo, ↑nardo, ↑common nardoo, ↑Marsilea drummondii, ↑water clover, ↑Marsilea quadrifolia
• Member Holonyms: ↑Marsilea, ↑genus Marsilea
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noun : a water fern of the genus Marsilea distinguished by four cloverlike leaflets
Useful english dictionary. 2012.