(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ)mō+ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dichotomos + siphōn tube, pipe, siphon — more at siphon
: a monotypic genus of erect tough fibrous coenocytic aquatic green algae (family Vaucheriaceae) that cause clogging of screens at water-pumping stations in some areas