coenobium

noun

coe·​no·​bi·​um

variants or cenobium

sə̇ˈnōbēəm,

sē-

plural coenobia or cenobia

-ēə

1

: cenoby

2

or less commonly coenobe or cenobe

ˈsē(ˌ)nōb,

ˈse(ˌ)-

plural -s [New Latin, from Late Latin] : a usually spherical colony of unicellular organisms surrounded by a common investment

especially : a colony having a definite number and specific arrangement of cells

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin coenobium

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