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Stonewort

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Noun

1. stonewort

any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stonewort

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noun
any of various green algae of the genus Chara, which grow in brackish or fresh water and have jointed fronds encrusted with lime

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Stonewort

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noun
any of a class (Charophyceae) of green algae with jointed axes and whorled branches, usually covered with lime

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Stonewort

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n.
Any of various submerged aquatic algae of the family Characeae that are frequently encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits and have nodes with whorled, filamentlike branchlets.

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