Found 2 items, similar to Desmid.
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Definition: desmid
desmid
n : freshwater green algae
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Desmid
Desmid \Des"mid\, Desmidian \Des*mid"i*an\, n. [Gr. desmo`s
chain + e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)
A microscopic plant of the family Desmidi[ae], a group of
unicellular alg[ae] in which the species have a greenish
color, and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of
two coalescing halves.
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