CRYPTOPHYTE

cryptomonad, cryptophyte

(noun) common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cryptophyte (plural cryptophytes)

(biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water

(biology) A cryptomonad

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

17 May 2025

ANTHOZOAN

(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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