awlwort n 1: small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal [syn: {awlwort}, {Subularia aquatica}]
Awlwort \Awl"wort`\ ([add]l"w[^u]rt`), n. [Awl + wort.] (Bot.) A plant ({Subularia aquatica}), with awl-shaped leaves. [1913 Webster]