- genus Desmidium
- nouna genus of protoctist• Syn: ↑Desmidium• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Desmidiaceae, ↑family Desmidiaceae• Member Meronyms: ↑desmid
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genus Desmidium
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Desmidium — noun a genus of protoctist • Syn: ↑genus Desmidium • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Desmidiaceae, ↑family Desmidiaceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
protoctist genus — noun any genus of Protoctista • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Amoeba, ↑Endamoeba, ↑genus Endamoeba, ↑genus Globigerina, ↑genus Arcella, ↑genus Difflugia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
desmid — noun freshwater green algae • Hypernyms: ↑green algae, ↑chlorophyte • Member Holonyms: ↑Desmidium, ↑genus Desmidium … Useful english dictionary
Desmidiaceae — noun unicellular algae • Syn: ↑family Desmidiaceae • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist family • Member Holonyms: ↑Charophyceae, ↑class Charophyceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Desmidiaceae — noun unicellular algae • Syn: ↑Desmidiaceae • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist family • Member Holonyms: ↑Charophyceae, ↑class Charophyceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
desmid — desmidian, adj. /dez mid/, n. any single celled freshwater algae of the family Desmidiaceae, characterized by a division of the body into mirror image halves joined by a bridge containing the nucleus, and having a spiny or bristly exterior:… … Universalium
desmid — [ dɛzmɪd] noun Biology a single celled freshwater alga which appears to be composed of two rigid cells with a shared nucleus. [Family Desmidiaceae.] Origin C19: from mod. L. Desmidium (genus name), from Gk desmos band, chain (because the algae… … English new terms dictionary
desmid — des•mid [[t]ˈdɛz mɪd[/t]] n. mcr any green algae of the family Desmidiaceae, each alga being composed of symmetrical half cells bridged by a nucleus and usu. living colonially in a branching mat • Etymology: 1860–65; < NL Desmidium a genus… … From formal English to slang
desmid — /ˈdɛsməd/ (say desmuhd) noun any of the microscopic freshwater algae belonging to the family Desmidiaceae. {New Latin Desmidium, typical genus, diminutive of Greek desmos band, chain, with reference to the structure of the organism which is… …
