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desmid
[ dez-mid ]
noun
- 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: sometimes forming into colonies or branching filaments.
desmid
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noun
- any freshwater green alga of the mainly unicellular family Desmidioideae , typically constricted into two symmetrical halves
Derived Forms
- »å±ð²õˈ³¾¾±»å¾±²¹²Ô, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å±ð²õ·³¾¾±»åi·²¹²Ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of desmid1
Example Sentences
C. nivalis is a green alga — the group that gave rise to land plants, and includes the desmids I discussed here last month.
With tiny, sculpted bodies and some distinctly unplantlike behavior, desmids are gorgeous botanical oddballs.
The desmids are wonderfully beautiful plants; the markings and colors are exquisite.
Both diatoms and desmids may cohere together, forming more complex masses; but another creature allied to Protococcus is noted for its mode of cohesion.
Algal spores took hold, desmids and diatoms swam in and settled down, little fish wandered in and out of the crevices, while large ones nosed at the entrances.
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