NITELLA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Fragile branching stoneworts

Synonyms:

genus Nitella; Nitella

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Nitella" is a kind of...):

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Holonyms ("Nitella" is a member of...):

Characeae; family Characeae (green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts)

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