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Stonewort

Noun

stone=wort

WORDNET DICTIONARY

stonewort(n = noun.animal) - any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits;

is a member of characeae, family characeae

Stonewort, n.

Any plant of the genus Chara; -- so called because they are often incrusted with carbonate of lime. See Chara. [1913 Webster]

Stonewort, n.
1 = stone parsley.
2 any plant of the genus Chara, with a calcareous deposit on the stem.

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