Characeae
plural noun
Cha·ra·ce·ae
kəˈrāsēˌē
: a family of aquatic green algae (order Charales) comprising the stoneworts, resembling the horsetails in general appearance, and having jointed stems with whorls of slender branchlike leaves at the joints see chara, nitella
characeous adjective
-shəs
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, from Chara chara + -aceae -aceae