SPIROGYRA

Meaning of SPIROGYRA in English

[ ˌspʌɪrə(ʊ)'dʒʌɪrə ]

■ noun Botany a filamentous green alga of a genus that includes blanket weed. [Genus Spirogyra .]

Origin

mod. L., from spiro- 1 + Gk guros , gura 'round'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SPIROGYRA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin spira + Greek gyros ring, circle Date: 1875 any of a genus ( Spirogyra …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPIROGYRA — ˌspīrəˈjīrə noun Etymology: New Latin, from spir- + -gyra (from Greek gyros ring); akin to Greek gyros round — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPIROGYRA — /spuy'reuh juy"reuh/ , n. Bot. a widely distributed filamentous freshwater green alga of the genus Spirogyra. [ 1895-1900; spiro- SPIRO- …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIROGYRA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin spira + Greek gyros ring, circle Date: 1875 : any of a genus ( …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPIROGYRA — [spi.ro.gy.ra] n [NL, fr. L spira + Gk gyros ring, circle] (1875): any of a genus (Spirogyra) of freshwater green …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPIROGYRA — also called Water-silk, Mermaid's Tresses, or Pond Scum (genus Spirogyra), any of a group of unbranched filamentous green algae, found …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPIROGYRA — spirogyra BrE AmE ˌspaɪ ə r ə ʊ ˈdʒaɪ ə r ə AmE \ -ə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPIROGYRA — n. any freshwater alga of the genus Spirogyra, with cells containing spiral bands of chlorophyll. [mod.L f. SPIRO-(1) + Gk …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPIROGYRA — n. any freshwater alga of the genus Spirogyra, with cells containing spiral bands of chlorophyll. [ mod.L f. SPIRO-(1) + …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPIROGYRA — n. any freshwater alga of the genus Spirogyra, with cells containing spiral bands of chlorophyll. Etymology: mod.L f. SPIRO-(1) + …
Oxford English vocab
SPIROGYRA — (ботаника) спирогира (Spirogira)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPIROGYRA — спирогира
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPIROGYRA — n бот. спирогира ( Spirogira )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPIROGYRA — (n) спирогира
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SPIROGYRA — n бот. спирогира ( Spirogira )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SPIROGYRA — n бот. спирогира ( Spirogira )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPIROGYRA — (ботаника) спирогира (Spirogira)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPIROGYRA — спирогира
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPIROGYRA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ sp ī -r ə - ' j ī -r ə Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POND SCUM — noun Date: 1864 any of various algae (especially spirogyra) or cyanobacteria, a mass of tangled filaments of algae or cyanobacteria …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ZYGNEMATACEAE — zigˌnēməˈtāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Zygnemat-, Zygnema, type genus + -aceae : a family of common …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER SILK — noun : an alga of the genus Spirogyra
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POND SCUM — noun 1. : any free-floating filamentous alga of the family Zygnemataceae ; especially : spirogyra 2. : the mass of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREEN SILK — noun : any of various filamentous aquatic green algae especially of the genus Spirogyra that have a silky touch when …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONJUGATING TUBE — noun Etymology: conjugating from gerund of conjugate : a tube in various algae (as members of the genus Spirogyra ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLANKET MOSS — noun : a felted scum of dead algae (as members of the genera Spirogyra or Cladophora ) often found stranded …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POND SCUM — Date: 1864 1. : any of various algae (especially spirogyra) or cyanobacteria 2. : a mass of tangled filaments of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLANKET WEED — ■ noun a common green freshwater alga forming mats of long filaments. [Genus Spirogyra .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
POND SCUM — [pond scum] n (ca. 1890) 1: spirogyra; also: any of various related algae 2: a mass of tangled algal filaments …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREEN ALGAE — also called Grass-green Algae, members of the division Chlorophyta, comprising about 6,000 species. The photosynthetic pigments (chlorophylls a and b, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALGA — plural Algae, or Algas, any of a group of chiefly aquatic, nonvascular, photosynthetic, and eucaryotic organisms of the kingdom Protista. …
Britannica English vocabulary
ВОДОРОСЛИ — ВОДОРОСЛИ В прошлом водоросли считались примитивными растениями (без специализированных проводящих, или сосудистых, тканей); их выделяли в подотдел водорослей (Algae), который …
Русский словарь Colier

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