Oscillatoria

noun

Os·​cil·​la·​to·​ria

ˌäsələˈtōrēə

: a genus of blue-green algae that is the type of the family Oscillatoriaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from feminine of oscillatorius oscillatory

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