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- noun Plural form of
quillwort .
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Ancient aquatic plant on the rocks - Isoetes eludens, a species of an ancient group of spore-plants known as quillworts, and so named because it eluded its discoverers for seven years, was found in a mountain-top rock pool in a remote corner of Namaqualand, South Africa by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew's Director, Professor Stephen Hopper.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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"Isoetes eludens, a species of an ancient group of spore-plants known as quillworts ... was found in a mountain-top rock pool in a remote corner of Namaqualand ... by Kew's director,
News24 Top Stories 2009
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