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stonewort

DEFINITIONS OF: stonewort

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

Type 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
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