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Stonewort
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What's The Definition Of Stonewort?
[n] any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits
Synonyms | Synonyms for Stonewort: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stonewort: See Also | Characeae | chlorophyte | family Characeae | green algae Stonewort In Webster's Dictionary \Stone"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Chara; -- so called because they are
often incrusted with carbonate of lime. See {Chara}.
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