anabaena
anabaena
Definition
ana·baena (an′ə bē′nə)
noun
- a freshwater blue-green alga (genus Anabaena), often growing in reservoirs, that may make the water taste or smell fishy
- a mass of such algae
Etymology: ModL < Gr anabainein: see Anabasis
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