DESMIDIACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Desmidiaceae mean? 

• DESMIDIACEAE (noun)
  The noun DESMIDIACEAE has 1 sense:

1. unicellular algae

  Familiarity information: DESMIDIACEAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DESMIDIACEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unicellular algae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Desmidiaceae; family Desmidiaceae

Hypernyms ("Desmidiaceae" is a kind of...):

protoctist family (any of the families of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "Desmidiaceae"):

Desmidium; genus Desmidium (a genus of protoctist)

Holonyms ("Desmidiaceae" is a member of...):

Charophyceae; class Charophyceae (in some classifications: contains only the order Charales)