stonewort (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *stonewort*:
NOUN	animal	stonewort	any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches

English > *stonewort*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits.
Member of	Characeae, family Characeae	green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns
Broader	green algae, chlorophyte	algae that are clear green in color
Spanish	stonewort
Catalan	stonewort

HyperDic: stonewort