Chara definitions

Chara

1) Genus chara 2) Greek girl name 3) Green alga 4) Protoctist genus 5) Star in Canes Venatici
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[alga] Chara is a genus of green algae in the family Characeae. They are multicellular and superficially resemble land plants because of stem-like and leaf-like structures. They are found in fresh water, particularly in limestone areas throughout the northern temperate zone, where they grow submerged, attached to the muddy bottom. They pref...
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Chara

[moth] Chara is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. ...
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Chara

• (n.) A genus of flowerless plants, having articulated stems and whorled branches. They flourish in wet places.
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Chara

(from the article `algae`) ...and Oedogonium.Class CharophyceaeIncludes the macroscopic pondweed Chara, filamentous Spirogyra, and desmids.Class MicromonadophyceaePrimarily ...
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Chara

(Beta Canum Venaticorum) The second brightest star in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs); its Greek name name means 'dear' or 'joy.' Chara is one of the nearest Sunlike stars. In fact, it resembles the Sun so closely in age, type, luminosity, metallicity, a...
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Chara

Short for CHARActer.
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Chara

Synonym for Characean algae ... <organism> Class of filamentous green algae exemplified by the genus Chara, in which the mitotic spindle is not surrounded by a nuclear envelope. Probably the closest relatives, among the algae, to higher plants. The giant internodal cells (up to 5cm long) exhibit dramatic cyclosis and have been much used for s...
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chara

Japanese shorthand for the English word character. The word refers to character designs in anime, manga, movies, or games. Entire illustrated books are released for various anime series in which rough black & white sketches and refined drawings of anime characters are compiled. Many anime illustration books include a chara section.
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Chara

See Characean algae.
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Chara

Cha'ra noun [ New Latin , of uncertain origin.] (Botany) A genus of flowerless plants, having articulated stems and whorled branches. They flourish in wet places.
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