DESMID

desmid

(noun) freshwater green algae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

desmid (plural desmids)

Any of about 5000 species of mostly unicellular freshwater green algae belonging to the order Desmidiales.

Source: Wiktionary


Des"mid, Des*mid"i*an, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A microscopic plant of the family Desmidiæ, a group of unicellular algæ in which the species have a greenish color, and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of two coalescing halves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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