SPIROGYRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spirogyra mean? 

• SPIROGYRA (noun)
  The noun SPIROGYRA has 1 sense:

1. freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands

  Familiarity information: SPIROGYRA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPIROGYRA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("spirogyra" 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 ("spirogyra" is a member of...):

genus Spirogyra (a genus of protoctist)