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DESMIDIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Desmidium mean?
• DESMIDIUM (noun)
The noun DESMIDIUM has 1 sense:
1. a genus of protoctist
Familiarity information: DESMIDIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of protoctist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Desmidium; genus Desmidium
Hypernyms ("Desmidium" is a kind of...):
protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)
Meronyms (members of "Desmidium"):
desmid (freshwater green algae)
Holonyms ("Desmidium" is a member of...):
Desmidiaceae; family Desmidiaceae (unicellular algae)
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