Desmid Definition

dĕsmĭd
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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Desmid

Noun

Singular:
desmid
Plural:
desmids

Origin of Desmid

  • From New Latin Desmidiāceae family name from Desmidium type genus from Greek desmos bond from dein to bind

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmos, “ligature, ligament, bond”).

    From Wiktionary

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