ˌpälēˈtōmə, -lə̇ˈt- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from poly- + -toma (from Greek temnein to cut) — more at tome
: a common genus of colorless saprozoic plantlike flagellates (order Phytomonadina) having paired anterior flagella, lacking chromatophores, and being widely distributed in stagnant freshwater