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ana·baena (an′ə bē′nə)

noun

  1. a freshwater blue-green alga (genus Anabaena), often growing in reservoirs, that may make the water taste or smell fishy
  2. a mass of such algae

Etymology: ModL < Gr anabainein: see Anabasis

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