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Definition of Charales
1. Noun. Small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis: stoneworts.
Generic synonyms: Protoctist Order
Group relationships: Charophyceae, Class Charophyceae
Member holonyms: Characeae, Family Characeae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Charales
Literary usage of Charales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1910)
"(f) charales General character. — The stoneworts, as these forms are called,
constitute a very isolated group among ..."
2. The Evolution of Sex in Plants by John Merle Coulter (1914)
"In any event, while the sex organs of charales are complex, the nature of the
... Doubtless if these connections of charales were known as well as those of ..."
3. Principles of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Bradley Moore Davis (1906)
"The stoneworts (order charales) are the most complex of the green algae. ...
Many of the charales are heavily incrusted with lime, which peculiarity gives ..."
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