n.
Pronunciation: ˌ sp ī -r ə - ' j ī -r ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin spira + Greek gyros ring, circle
Date: 1875
: any of a genus ( Spirogyra ) of freshwater green algae with spiral chloroplasts
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ sp ī -r ə - ' j ī -r ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin spira + Greek gyros ring, circle
Date: 1875
: any of a genus ( Spirogyra ) of freshwater green algae with spiral chloroplasts
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012