"Stonewort" is a word in ENGLISH
Any plant of the genus Chara; -- so called because they
are often incrusted with carbonate of lime. See Chara.
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A blind man was describing his favorite sport, parachuting. When asked how this was accomplished, he said that things were all done for him: "I am placed in the door with my seeing eye dog and told when to jump. My hand is placed on my release ring for me and out I go with the dog.""But how do you know when you are going to land?" he was asked. "I have a very keen sense of smell, and I can smell the trees and grass when I am 300 feet from the ground" he answered."But how do you know when to lift your legs for the final arrival on the ground?" he was again asked. He quickly answered: "Oh, the dog's leash goes slack."
A genus of flowerless plants, having articulated stems and whorled branches. They flourish in wet places.
Read the complete definitionThe petrified fruit of the Chara hispida, a species of stonewort. See Stonewort.
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