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TRIBONEMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tribonema mean?
• TRIBONEMA (noun)
The noun TRIBONEMA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of Tribonemaceae
Familiarity information: TRIBONEMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of Tribonemaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Conferva; genus Tribonema; Tribonema
Hypernyms ("Tribonema" is a kind of...):
protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)
Meronyms (members of "Tribonema"):
conferva (any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water)
Holonyms ("Tribonema" is a member of...):
family Tribonemaceae; Tribonemaceae (simple filamentous freshwater yellow-green algae)
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