anabaena

anabaena
\\ˌanəˈbēnə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anabainein to go up, shoot up, from ana- + bainein to go — more at come
1. capitalized : a genus of freshwater blue-green algae (family Nostocaceae) having cells in beadlike filaments and often contaminating reservoirs
2. -s : an alga of the genus Anabaena

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/an'euh bee"neuh/, n.
any of the freshwater algae of the genus Anabaena, commonly occurring in masses and often contaminating drinking water, giving it a fishy odor and taste.
[ < NL < Gk anabaín(ein) to go up (ana- ANA- + baínein to go) + L -a -A2]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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