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PRONUNCIATION OF STONEWORT

stonewort  [ˈstəʊnˌwɜːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STONEWORT

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Stonewort is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STONEWORT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stonewort

Charales

Charales is an order of pondweeds, algae in the division Charophyta. Linnaeus established the genus Chara in 1753. Most are found in fresh water, but some charophytes have been found in ephemeral saline lakes in Australia, healthy and photosynthesizing at twice the salinity of seawater.

Definition of stonewort in the English dictionary

The definition of stonewort in the dictionary is any of various green algae of the genus Chara, which grow in brackish or fresh water and have jointed fronds encrusted with lime.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STONEWORT


barrenwort
ˈbærənˌwɜːt
bladderwort
ˈblædəˌwɜːt
danewort
ˈdeɪnˌwɜːt
fanwort
ˈfænˌwɜːt
figwort
ˈfɪɡˌwɜːt
honewort
ˈhəʊnˌwɜːt
hornwort
ˈhɔːnˌwɜːt
liverwort
ˈlɪvəˌwɜːt
lungwort
ˈlʌŋˌwɜːt
moneywort
ˈmʌnɪˌwɜːt
moonwort
ˈmuːnˌwɜːt
motherwort
ˈmʌðəˌwɜːt
mugwort
ˈmʌɡˌwɜːt
pennywort
ˈpɛnɪˌwɜːt
quillwort
ˈkwɪlˌwɜːt
ragwort
ˈræɡˌwɜːt
soapwort
ˈsəʊpˌwɜːt
spiderwort
ˈspaɪdəˌwɜːt
spleenwort
ˈspliːnˌwɜːt
yellowwort
ˈjɛləʊˌwɜːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STONEWORT

stonehand
Stonehenge
stonehorse
stoneless
stonelessness
stonemason
stonemasonry
stonen
stoner
stonerag
Stones
stoneshot
stonewall
stonewaller
stoneware
stonewash
stonewashed
stonework
stoneworker

WORDS THAT END LIKE STONEWORT

butterwort
colewort
damewort
lousewort
milkwort
mitrewort
moudiewort
mowdiewort
nipplewort
pilewort
pipewort
ribwort
rupturewort
sandwort
setterwort
sneezewort
stitchwort
thoroughwort
wort
woundwort

Synonyms and antonyms of stonewort in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «stonewort» into 25 languages

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轮藻
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stonewort
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stonewort
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stonewort
380 millions of speakers
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الطحلب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

stonewort
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stonewort
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Translator English - Bengali

stonewort
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chara
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stonewort
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Armleuchteralgen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

stonewort
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Translator English - Korean

stonewort
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Translator English - Javanese

Stonewort
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stonewort
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Translator English - Tamil

stonewort
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोंगराळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stonewort
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stonewort
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Translator English - Polish

stonewort
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Translator English - Ukrainian

stonewort
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Translator English - Romanian

stonewort
30 millions of speakers
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stonewort
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Translator English - Afrikaans

stonewort
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Translator English - Swedish

sträfse
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Translator English - Norwegian

stonewort
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stonewort

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STONEWORT»

The term «stonewort» is used very little and occupies the 170.463 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STONEWORT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stonewort

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STONEWORT»

Discover the use of stonewort in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stonewort and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The vegetable system: or, a series of experiments, and ...
CLUSTERY STONEWORT. Plate 26. Fig. 2. Character of the Species. Vetbesina Virginica. The Flowers crown the Stalk in large, broad clusters : the Leaves are lanced. Fig. k. a I, This also is an Annual, native of the wet grounds in Virginia: and ...
John Hill, 1761
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A Botanical Arrangement of All the Vegetables Naturally ...
Shewing the Method of Investigating Plants, and Directions how to Dry and Preserve Specimens. The Whole Illustrated by Copper Plates and a Copious Glossary William Withering. 357 STONEWORT. 1203 Chara. B. Fertile Flowers. Empal.
William Withering, 1776
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AQUIRE: Aquatic Information Retrieval Toxicity Data Base : ...
... gae AL CHLO 11 1O89 Chara sp Stonewort AL CHRO 18 1325 Chara vulgaris Stonewort AL CHRO 77 1152 Chara zeylanica Stonewort AL CHRO 135 1864 Nitel l a cl avata Stonewort AL CHRO 135 2222 Nitella sp Stonewort AL CHRO 78 ...
Rosemarie C. Russo, Anne Pilli, Environmental Research Laboratory (Duluth, Minn.), 1985
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Streams and Ground Waters
Family Genus/species Common name General form CHAROPHYTA Characeae Chara hispida Stonewort Submersed Chara minor Stonewort Submersed Chara vulgaris Stonewort Submersed Nitella confervacea Stonewort Submersed Nitella  ...
Jeremy B. Jones, Patrick J. Mulholland, 1999
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Macrophytes in Aquatic Ecosystems: From Biology to ...
Conclusion In the Pays-de-la-Loire region, stonewort species are both numerous and widely distributed. Their biological interest for conservation, assessed by the Habitat Directive, is enhanced by some rare species such as Tolypella prolifera ...
J. M. Caffrey, A. Dutartre, J. Haury, 2009
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A Natural Arrangement of British Plants: According to Their ...
Hispid stonewort. Stem hispid, branchy, below sulcate, unarmed, above prickly ; prickles reversed ; second branches verticillate, eight in a whorl, six jointed, spreading; bracleœ unequal, four; nearly equal to the ovate nuts. Chara hispida, Lin.
Samuel Frederick Gray, 1821
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Natural Arrangement of British Plants: According to Their ...
Flexible stonewort. Stem utriculate, transparent, flaccid, very smooth, very branched; branches opposite, spreading; setond hanches verticillate, 6 or 8 in a whorl, leafless, 2 or 3 forked at the tip, simple, blunt; nuts without bracteae, lateral .
Samuel F. Gray, 1821
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Plants of Deep South Texas: A Field Guide to the Woody and ...
Algae Seedless Plants Without Specialized Conducting Systems Stonewort, Brittlewort, Muskgrass Family: Characeae Scientific Name: Chara sp. Habit: Small malodorous aquatic plants lacking specialized conducting tissue, growing on the ...
Alfred Richardson, 2010
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Phytoremediation: Transformation and Control of Contaminants
B a a o O Aqueous phase Stonewort _. I . . 15, Figure 14-5 [14C] radioactivity in solution and within stonewort (Nitella spp.) over time during trinitrotoluene (TNT) transformation to aminodinitrotoluene (ADNT), diaminonitrotoluene (DNT), and ...
Steven C. McCutcheon, Jerald L. Schnoor, 2004
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Wetland Habitats of North America: Ecology and Conservation ...
13.5c), with beds of submersed vegetation, including stonewort, naiads (Najas spp.), quillworts (Isoetes spp.), and pondweeds, along the outside border. the emergent zone in these connecting channel riverine wetlands contains bulrushes  ...
Darold P. Batzer, Andrew H. Baldwin, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STONEWORT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stonewort is used in the context of the following news items.
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Officials focus on stopping spread of starry stonewort rather than …
Muskego —As more is known about the starry stonewort algae that has invaded Muskego's two major lakes and how hard it is to contain, lake officials are now ... «Muskego Now, Jul 15»
2
DNR to hold meetings on starry stonewort
Starry stonewort, shown here, is an invasive lake algae that has been found in Little Muskego Lake. Local lake officials are being vigilant in order to stop its ... «Kenosha News, Jul 15»
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DNR to hold information meetings on starry stonewort
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will hold a series of public meetings to share information about starry stonewort and answer questions. The first ... «Muskego Now, Jul 15»
4
Big Muskego Lake officials fear there's an absence of effective …
Muskego —As more is known about the starry stonewort algae that has invaded Muskego's two major lakes and how hard it is to contain, lake officials are now ... «Muskego Now, Jul 15»
5
Wind Lake residents worry as starry stonewort found on their doorstep
In response to the invasive starry stonewort algae being found last week all over Big Muskego Lake, officials of Wind Lake which receives its water from Big ... «Muskego Now, Jul 15»
6
Invasive algae more widespread than thought in area lakes
Starry stonewort, an invasive algae, was found for the first time in Wisconsin, in Little Muskego Lake in Waukesha County in September. These photos were ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Starry stonewort now found all over Big Muskego Lake
Divers take on Starry Stonewort in Little Muskego Lake recently in a volunteer effort to ... The starry stonewart, an aquatic invasive species, has been found in Big ... «Muskego Now, Jul 15»
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Starry Stonewort Algae, an invasive species that spreads fast: “It's …
“I was with the DNR this past winter when they would drill holes in the ice and physically pull up the Starry Stonewort Algae,” Ken Fries, president of the Little ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
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Another call to restrict boat traffic on Little Muskego Lake
Muskego — Worried that the lake-killing starry stonewort will spread beyond Little Muskego Lake, the Eagle Lake Management District last week called on the ... «Muskego Now, Jul 15»
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Wind Lake residents want Little Muskego Lake closed to boating to …
Rob Glazier with members of Venturing Crew 130, a Boy Scout unit of certified scuba divers, pull starry stonewort algae from the 17-acre Hillview boat launch ... «Muskego Now, Jun 15»

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