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chlorophyte vs stonewort

stonewort vs chlorophyte

chlorophyte and stonewort both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chlorophyte Yes No No No
stonewort Yes No No No
As nouns, stonewort is a hyponym of chlorophyte; that is, stonewort is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chlorophyte:
  • chlorophyte: algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water
  • stonewort: any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits
Other hyponyms of chlorophyte include laver, sea lettuce, pond scum, spirogyra, desmid.
chlorophyte (noun) stonewort (noun)
algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits
Difference between chlorophyte and stonewort

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