chrysomonad

[kri-som-uh-nad]

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noun

Biology.

any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.

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< New Latin Chrysomonad-, stem of Chrysomonas a genus name, equivalent to Latin ��̄��- chryso- + Greek ��ǲ�á�� unit; monad

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