POND SCUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pond scum mean? 

• POND SCUM (noun)
  The noun POND SCUM has 1 sense:

1. free-floating freshwater green algae

  Familiarity information: POND SCUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POND SCUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Free-floating freshwater green algae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pond scum" is a kind of...):

chlorophyte; green algae (algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water)

Holonyms ("pond scum" is a member of...):

family Zygnemataceae; Zygnemataceae (pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses)