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GENUS SPIROGYRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Spirogyra mean?
• GENUS SPIROGYRA (noun)
The noun GENUS SPIROGYRA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of protoctist
Familiarity information: GENUS SPIROGYRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of protoctist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Spirogyra" is a kind of...):
protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)
Meronyms (members of "genus Spirogyra"):
spirogyra (freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands)
Holonyms ("genus Spirogyra" is a member of...):
family Zygnemataceae; Zygnemataceae (pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses)
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