- genus Spirogyra
- nouna genus of protoctist• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Zygnemataceae, ↑family Zygnemataceae• Member Meronyms: ↑spirogyra
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genus Spirogyra
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spirogyra — [spī΄rō jī′rə] n. [ModL < Gr speira,SPIRE1 + gyros, a ring: see GYRATE] any of a genus (Spirogyra, family Zygnemataceae) of freshwater green algae containing spiral chlorophyll bands in their cylindrical cells … English World dictionary
Spirogyra — Taxobox color = lightgreen name = Spirogyra image width = 250px domain = Eukaryote unranked regnum = Archaeplastida regnum = Plantae unranked phylum = Streptophyta phylum = Chlorophyta classis = Zygnematophyceae ordo = Zygnematales familia =… … Wikipedia
spirogyra — /spuy reuh juy reuh/, n. Bot. a widely distributed filamentous freshwater green alga of the genus Spirogyra. [1895 1900; < NL, equiv. to spiro SPIRO 2 + gyra, alter. of Gk gyros circle or gyrós round] * * * ▪ microorganism genus of green algae,… … Universalium
spirogyra — [ˌspʌɪrə(ʊ) dʒʌɪrə] noun Botany a filamentous green alga of a genus that includes blanket weed. [Genus Spirogyra.] Origin mod. L., from spiro 1 + Gk guros, gura round … English new terms dictionary
spirogyra — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin spira + Greek gyros ring, circle Date: 1875 any of a genus (Spirogyra) of freshwater green algae with spiral chloroplasts … New Collegiate Dictionary
spirogyra — noun Any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged in spirals … Wiktionary
spirogyra — spi•ro•gy•ra [[t]ˌspaɪ rəˈdʒaɪ rə[/t]] n. pl. ras mcr any of various filamentous freshwater green algae of the genus Spirogyra[/ex] • Etymology: 1895–1900; < NL, =spiro spiro + gyra, alter. of Gk gŷros circle or gȳrós round … From formal English to slang
spirogyra — /spaɪrəˈdʒaɪrə/ (say spuyruh juyruh) noun a widely distributed freshwater green alga (genus Spirogyra) having peripheral, spiral chromatophores. {New Latin, from Greek speiro spiro 2 + gyros circle, ring} …
spirogyra — n. any freshwater alga of the genus Spirogyra, with cells containing spiral bands of chlorophyll. Etymology: mod.L f. SPIRO (1) + Gk guros gura round … Useful english dictionary
spirogyra — ► NOUN Botany ▪ algae of a genus found in blanket weed, consisting of long green filaments. ORIGIN from Greek speira coil + guros round … English terms dictionary
