/skiz'euh fuy"sheuhs, -fish"euhs, skit'seuh-/ , adj.
belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of unicellular bluish-green algae, occurring in both salt and fresh water and often causing pollution of drinking water.
[ Schizophyce ( ae ) (see SCHIZO-, PHYCO-, -EAE) + -OUS ]