desmid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun freshwater green algae

WordNet

Des"mid, Des*mid"i*an noun (Also<
  • Desmid
  • Desmidian
)
Etymology
Gr. chain + form.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A microscopic plant of the family Desmidiæ, a group of unicellular algæ in which the species have a greenish color, and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of two coalescing halves.

Webster 1913