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STONEWORT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stonewort" is a kind of...):
chlorophyte; green algae (algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water)
Holonyms ("stonewort" is a member of...):
Characeae; family Characeae (green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts)
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