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ZYGNEMATACEAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses
Synonyms:
family Zygnemataceae; Zygnemataceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Zygnemataceae" is a kind of...):
protoctist family (any of the families of Protoctista)
Meronyms (members of "Zygnemataceae"):
genus Zygnema; Zygnema (type genus of the family Zygnemataceae)
pond scum (free-floating freshwater green algae)
genus Spirogyra (a genus of protoctist)
Holonyms ("Zygnemataceae" is a member of...):
order Zygnemales; order Zygnematales; Zygnemales; Zygnematales (pond scums; desmids)