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Definition of Stoneworts
1. stonewort [n] - See also: stonewort
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stoneworts
Literary usage of Stoneworts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"The stoneworts are aquatic, green plants related to the Scale A\gst and the ...
There are about 160 species of stoneworts, all included in a single order. ..."
2. Botany for High Schools by George Francis Atkinson (1910)
"The stoneworts or bass weeds occur in fresh or brackish water. ... The stoneworts
are remarkable f<-r the striking movement of the protoplasm in the cells. ..."
3. A Course of Elementary Instruction in Practical Biology by Thomas Henry Huxley, Henry Newell Martin (1882)
"stoneworts (Chara and Nitella). THESE water-weeds are not uncommonly found in
ponds and rivers, growing in tangled masses of a dull green colour. ..."
4. Botany for High Schools by George Francis Atkinson (1912)
"A thick- walled resting spore is now formed, the oospore, which in turn germinates
and produces the green-felt plant again. stoneworts, OR BASS WEEDS ..."
5. A Course of Elementary Instruction in Practical Biology by Thomas Henry Huxley, Henry Newell Martin (1883)
"stoneworts (Chant and Nitella}. THESE water-weeds are not uncommonly found in
ponds and rivers, growing in tangled masses of a dull green colour. ..."
6. A Course of Elementary Instruction in Practical Biology by Thomas Henry Huxley, Henry Newell Martin (1892)
"stoneworts (Chara and Nitella). THESE water-weeds are not uncommonly found in
ponds and rivers, growing in tangled masses of a dull green colour. ..."
7. Botany for High Schhools by George Francis Atkinson (1912)
"The stoneworts or bass weeds occur in fresh or brackish water. They have a very
complex organization, representing the highest development of the green ..."
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