Waterwort

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Waterwort \Wa"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     Any plant of the natural order {Elatineae}, consisting of two
     genera ({Elatine}, and {Bergia}), mostly small annual herbs
     growing in the edges of ponds. Some have a peppery or acrid
     taste.
     [1913 Webster]