| 释义 |
cha·ra·ce·ae
\kəˈrāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Chara, type genus + -aceae
: 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
• char·a·ceous \-shəs\ adjective |