Meaning Of The Word Desmid

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desmid in American English
any of a group of microscopic, freshwater green algae having single cells composed of two identical half-cells with the nucleus located between them
noun: any single-celled freshwater algae of the family Desmidiaceae, characterized by a division of the body into mirror-image halves joined by a bridge containing the nucleus, and having a spiny or bristly exterior: sometimes forming into colonies or branching

desmid in British English
noun: any freshwater green alga of the mainly unicellular family Desmidioideae, typically constricted into two symmetrical halves

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