Characeae

plural noun

Cha·​ra·​ce·​ae

kəˈrāsēˌē

: a family of aquatic green algae (order Charales) comprising the stoneworts, resembling the horsetails in general appearance, and having jointed stems with whorls of slender branchlike leaves at the joints see chara, nitella

characeous

-shəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Chara chara + -aceae -aceae

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