Meaning
Any of certain bryophytes, of phylum Anthocerotophyta, with a leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage of the life cycle and a sporophyte stage shaped like a horn.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
From horn + wort (“plant”), from the fact that the spores are produced in slender horn-shaped structures.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
coontail
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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