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Definition: Oscillatoria
Oscillatoria
\Os`cil*la*to"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See
Oscillatory.] (Bot.)
Same as
Oscillaria.
[1913 Webster]
Oscillaria
\Os`cil*la"ri*a\, prop. n. [NL., fr. L. oscillare to
swing.] (Bot.)
A genus of dark green, or purplish black, filamentous,
fresh-water alg[ae], the threads of which have an automatic
swaying or crawling motion. Called also
Oscillatoria.
[1913 Webster]