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Meaning of STONEWORT

Pronunciation:  'stown`wurt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits
 
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 See Also: Characeae, chlorophyte, family Characeae, green algae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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