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SPIROGYRA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spirogyra" 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 ("spirogyra" is a member of...):
genus Spirogyra (a genus of protoctist)