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Any plant of the genus Chara; -- so called because they are often incrusted with carbonate of lime. See Chara.

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  1. n. Any plant of the genus Chara; -- so called because they are often incrusted with carbonate of lime. See Chara.
  2. n. any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits
  3. Any plant of the genus Chara; -- so called because they are often incrusted with carbonate of lime. See Chara.
  4. Any plant of the genus Chara; -- so called because they areoften incrusted with carbonate of lime. See Chara.
  5. n. any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits