pipewort

/ ˈpaɪpˌwɜːt /

noun

1. a perennial plant, Eriocaulon septangulare, of wet places in W Republic of Ireland, the Scottish Hebrides, and the eastern US, having a twisted flower stalk and a greenish-grey scaly flower head: family Eriocaulaceae

Example Sentences

Eriocaulon inundatum—Last scientifically collected in Senegal in 1943, this pipewort’s only know habitat has since been destroyed by salt mining.

From Scientific American

Eriocaulon inundatum — Last scientifically collected in Senegal in 1943, this pipewort's only know habitat has since been destroyed by salt mining.

From Salon

Another state endangered plant is Parker’s pipewort, native to river and stream habitats and threatened by dams, agricultural clearing and pollution.

From Washington Times

There, in that corner of Echo Lake, grew the thickest patch of pipewort, with its small, round, grayish-white, mushroom-shaped tops on long, slender stems.

From Project Gutenberg

There also I have found, in considerable quantities, curious balls, composed apparently of fine grass or roots, of pipewort perhaps, from half an inch to four inches in diameter, and perfectly spherical.

From Project Gutenberg