[ ˌspɪrʊ'lʌɪnə , ˌspʌɪrʊ- ]
■ noun a filamentous cyanobacterium of a genus typically forming tangled masses in warm alkaline lakes. [Genus Spirulina .]
Origin
mod. L., from spirula 'small spiral (shell)'.
[ ˌspɪrʊ'lʌɪnə , ˌspʌɪrʊ- ]
■ noun a filamentous cyanobacterium of a genus typically forming tangled masses in warm alkaline lakes. [Genus Spirulina .]
Origin
mod. L., from spirula 'small spiral (shell)'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004