charophyte

[kar-uh-fahyt]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any green algae of the class Charophyceae (or group Charophyta), comprising the stoneworts.

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Word History and Origins

< New Latin Charophyta, equivalent to Char ( a ) a genus of stoneworts ( Latin: a plant of uncertain identity found in Epirus) + -o- -o- + Greek ��ŷ�ٲ�, plural of ��ŷ�ٴǲ� -phyte

Charon charoseth

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