stonewort meaning

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stonewort (noun): any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits.

Definition of stonewort

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

    Type of: green algae

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in RT · 9-letter words

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