Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chara"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chara \Cha"ra\, n. [NL., of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)
A genus of flowerless plants, having articulated stems and
whorled branches. They flourish in wet places.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Chara
n : green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone
districts [syn: {Chara}, {genus Chara}]
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