Pipewort (Noun)
Meaning
Aquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Eriocaulon aquaticum, a type of pipewort, forms dense clusters of tiny white flowers that resemble buttons on a stem.
- Pipewort can thrive in shallow water, making it an ideal plant for bog gardens and aquatic containers.
- The unique, translucent green leaves of pipewort arranged in a basal spiral create a striking visual display.
- In its natural habitat, pipewort often grows among sphagnum moss and other aquatic plants in peat bogs.
- Pipewort is particularly valued in wildlife gardening for its role as a food source for certain pollinators and small aquatic animals.