See Also: Chara(medicine)
chara(1)(dictionary)
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chara(1) (iou)



chara noun1. M18.
[Latin, name of an unkn. plant.]
A charophyte of the genus Chara (family Characeae), the members of which characteristically are encrusted with lime and have a fetid smell.
cha'raceous adjective resembling a chara; of or pertaining to the family Characeae (the stoneworts): M19.