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POND SCUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Free-floating freshwater green algae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pond scum" is a kind of...):
chlorophyte; green algae (algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water)
Holonyms ("pond scum" is a member of...):
family Zygnemataceae; Zygnemataceae (pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses)