The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
desmid — desmidian, adj. /dez mid/, n. any single celled freshwater algae of the family Desmidiaceae, characterized by a division of the body into mirror image halves joined by a bridge containing the nucleus, and having a spiny or bristly exterior:… … Universalium
Desmid — Des mid, Desmidian Des*mid i*an, n. [Gr. desmo s chain + e i^dos form.] (Bot.) A microscopic plant of the family {Desmidi[ae]}, a group of unicellular alg[ae] in which the species have a greenish color, and the cells generally appear as if they… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desmid — /ˈdɛsməd/ (say desmuhd) noun any of the microscopic freshwater algae belonging to the family Desmidiaceae. {New Latin Desmidium, typical genus, diminutive of Greek desmos band, chain, with reference to the structure of the organism which is… …
desmid — n. species of algae. ♦ desmidian, n. ♦ desmidiology, n. study of such … Dictionary of difficult words
