charophyte

American

[kar-uh-fahyt] / ˈkær əˌfaɪt /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of charophyte

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

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