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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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