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desmid definition

des·mid (-mid)

noun

any of a group of microscopic, freshwater green algae having single cells composed of two identical half-cells with the nucleus located between them

Etymology: ModL desmidium, dim. < Gr desmos, a chain; akin to dein, to bind: see diadem

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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