HyperDic: stonewort

English > 1 sense of the word stonewort:
NOUNanimalstonewortany of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches
English > stonewort: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits.
Member ofCharaceae, family Characeaegreen algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns
Broadergreen algae, chlorophytealgae that are clear green in color
Spanishstonewort
Catalanstonewort

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